Girolamo Cialdieri ''(1593–1680)'' was an

Italian painter Following is a list of Italian painters (in alphabetical order) who are notable for their art. A *Niccolò dell'Abbate (1509/1512–1571) *Giuseppe Abbati (1836–1868) * Angiolo Achini (1850–1930) * Pietro Adami (fl. c. 1730) *Eugenio Agn ...

of the Baroque period, born in Urbino. He was a pupil of Claudio Ridolfi, a prominent artist of the time. Cialdieri was known for his facility with color and his ability to integrate landscapes and architectural elements into his works, which gave depth and complexity to his compositions. One of his significant works is the

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of St. John, located in the church of San Bartolommeo. His artistic style included frescoes and paintings for various churches and convents across Italy, particularly in regions like

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and Acqualagna. Notable commissions include works for the Sanctuary of the Madonna del Pelingo and several churches in towns like Montemaggiore and Urbania. His contributions to religious art, including scenes from the lives of saints and the Holy Family, highlight his deep connection to Baroque themes of spirituality and dramatic expression.

Biography

He was born in

Urbino Urbino ( , ; Romagnol: ''Urbìn'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Italy, Italian region of Marche, southwest of Pesaro, a World Heritage Site notable for a remarkable historical legacy of independent Renaissance culture, especially und ...

and there a pupil of the Veronese Claudio Ridolfi. One of his masterworks is the ''Martyrdom of St. John'' in San Bartolommeo. Lanzi describes him as possessing great facility of hand and amenity of color, and commends his style of painting landscape and architecture, which he was fond of introducing in the backgrounds of his pictures. Among his other works are paintings or frescoes for the Sanctuary of the Madonna del Pelingo in

Acqualagna Acqualagna () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italy, Italian region Marche, located about west of Ancona and about southwest of Pesaro. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,304 and an area of ...

; for churches and convents in

, including San Giuseppe, Santa Maria della Misericordia, and the Capuchin church and convent of the Madonna of the Rosary; the church of the Annunziata in Isola del Piano; Santa Maria del Soccorso in

Montemaggiore al Metauro Montemaggiore al Metauro is a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Colli al Metauro, Marche, central Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Ita ...

; Santa Chiara in

Urbania Urbania is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region of Marche, located about west of Ancona and about southwest of Pesaro, next to the river Metauro. Urbania borders the following municipalities: ...

; and San Stefano in

Piobbico Piobbico (Romagnol: ''Piòbich'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about west of Ancona and about southwest of Pesaro. Monte Nerone and the location of the Battle of the Met ...

.Bibliotecca Salaborsa entry.

Gallery

File:Girolamo Cialdieri, Sogno di San Giuseppe con l'angelo che lo invita a sposare la Vergine e Ritorno della Sacra Famiglia dall'Egitto.jpg, Dream of St. Joseph with the angel inviting him to marry the Virgin and Return of the Holy Family from Egypt File:Girolamo Cialdieri, Adorazione dei pastori e Visitazione.jpg, Adoration of the Shepherds and Visitation File:Girolamo Cialdieri, Circoncisione e Adorazione dei Pastori.jpg, Circumcision and Adoration of the Shepherds File:Girolamo Cialdieri, Sogno di San Giuseppe dove l'angelo gli suggerisce di fuggire e Presentazione al tempio.jpg, Dream of St. Joseph where the angel suggests him to flee and Presentation at the temple File:Girolamo Cialdieri, San Giuseppe con la Vergine e Gesù bambino.jpg, Saint Joseph with the Virgin and Child Jesus File:Girolamo Cialdieri, Transito di Giuseppe e Gesù tra i dottori del tempio.jpg, Transit of Joseph and Jesus among the doctors of the temple File:Girolamo Cialdieri,San Giuseppe che mostra la Vergine col Bambino a San Giovannino e Sant'Elisabetta.jpg, San Giuseppe showing the Virgin and Child to San Giovannino and Sant'Elisabetta File:Claudio Ridolfi e Girolamo Cialdieri, Madonna col Bambino.jpg, Madonna and Child

References

Attribution: * 1593 births 1680 deaths Painters from Urbino Umbrian painters Italian male painters 17th-century Italian painters Artists from the Papal States {{Italy-painter-17thC-stub