Galgano Perpignani
Galgano Perpignani (1694 – 1770) was an Italian painter, active in painted sacred and mythologic subjects.
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Thomas Aquinas Altarpiece, in San Domenico (Siena)
He studied in Bologna under Giovanni Gioseffo dal Sole. He was an honorary member of the Accademia Clementina, and died in Bologna.[1] He also worked in his native Siena.[2]
Among his works is an altarpiece of the Ecstasy of Santa Rita da Cascia (1734), painted for the church of San Giacomo Maggiore in Bologna.[3] He also painted a Carlo Borromeo and Luigi Gonzaga and a Vision of Saint Antony for the Oratory of Saint Anthony of Padua, located in Siena.[4]
References
- Guida del forestiere per la città di Bologna e suoi sobborghi, by Girolamo Bianconi; Annesio Nobili, Bologna, 1820, page 529.
- Galgano Perpignani (1694-1771) e i rapporti artistici tra Siena e Bologna nel Settecento, by Giorgia De Angelis. Published, 2011.
- Fondazione Zeri Unibo Archived 2015-05-03 at the Wayback Machine, Estasi di Santa Rita da Cascia.
- Oratorio di Sant'Antonio da Padova, Contrada Priora della Civetta (Siena) - SBAP Archived 2014-10-25 at the Wayback Machine.
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