Galeazzo Ghidoni Explained

Galeazzo Ghidoni or Gidoni (Cremona, late 16th century - early 17th century) was an Italian painter.

Biography

He was a pupil in Cremona of Antonio Campi. His first activity in Cremona is documented by 1583.[1] His San Giovanni Battista preaching to the crowds (1598) was once in the now destroyed church of San Mattia of Cremona.[2] He was later active in Florence (Cloister of the Ognissanti) and Rome in the early 17th century. His two sons Giovanni Battista and Vicenzo Gidoni were painters in Florence.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=ENxGAQAAIAAJ Pittura a Cremona dal Romanico al Settecento
  2. Book: Graselli, Giuseppe. 1827. Abecedario Biografico dei Pittori, Scultori, ed Architetti Cremonesi . 137. Co’ Torchi D’Omobono Mannini. Milan.
  3. https://books.google.com/books?id=48ETAAAAQAAJ Notizie Istoriche delle Chiese Fiorentine