Tommaso Nardini Explained

Tommaso Nardini (1658  - December 9, 1718) was an Italian priest and painter of the Baroque period, active in his native town.

Biography

Born in Ascoli Piceno, Nardini was a pupil of Ludovico Trasi.[1] and upon the latter's death, he worked under Giuseppe Giosafatti.[2] He painted an altarpiece of a Saint interceding with the Virgin and Child for Souls of Purgatory (1710) for the Chiesa della Misericordia in Ancarano, Province of Teramo[3] In collaboration with Agostino Collaceroni, he painted quadratura frescoes in the church of Sant'Angelo Magno, which was the church of the Olivetani in Ascoli; Nardini adding the figures.[4] Nardini also frescoed much of the ceiling decoration of the Duomo di Sant'Emidio of his hometown. He died in Ascoli Piceno on December 9, 1718.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Bryan, Michael. 1889. Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, Biographical and Critical . II L-Z . Walter Armstrong . Robert Edmund Graves . 584 . George Bell and Sons. London .
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=aGw5AAAAcAAJ Descrizione Delle Pitture Sculture Architetture ed altre cose rare Della Insigne Citta delle Ascoli nelle Marca
  3. http://www.rinoalteroangelini.it/index.php/anime-del-purgatorio Restoration
  4. Book: Ticozzi, Stefano. 1818. Dizionario dei pittori dal rinnovamento delle belle arti fino al 1800, Volume 1. 128. Tipografia di Vincenzo Ferrario. Milan.