Gaetano Alemani (or Alamanni; 1728 - 14 December 1782) was an Italian painter, active mainly in

Bologna Bologna ( , , ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy. It is the List of cities in Italy, seventh most populous city in Italy, with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nationalities. Its M ...

in the architectural and ornamental painting (

quadratura Illusionistic ceiling painting, which includes the techniques of perspective di sotto in sù and quadratura, is the tradition in Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo art in which ''trompe-l'œil'', perspective tools such as foreshortening, and other ...

) for the decoration of churches and theatres, as well as a

scenic designer Scenic may refer to: * Scenic design * Scenic painting * Scenic overlook * Scenic railroad (disambiguation) * Scenic route * Scenic, South Dakota, United States * Scenic (horse), a Thoroughbred racehorse Aviation * Airwave Scenic, an Austr ...

Biography

Born in Bologna, he was a pupil of

Stefano Orlandi Stefano Orlandi (1681 – 29 July 1760) was an Italian people, Italian painter, active mainly in Bologna in the architectural perspective painting. He is known for painting fanciful architectural canvases, known as Capriccio (art), Capricci. ...

and Mauro Tesi. Among his works are decorations at the Chapel of the Nativity of the Virgin in San Biago, Bologna; the main chapel of the archiepiscopal church of Pizzocalvo; the ''altar of San Rocco'' in

San Petronio The Basilica of San Petronio is a minor basilica and church of the Archdiocese of Bologna located in Bologna, Emilia Romagna, northern Italy. It dominates Piazza Maggiore. The basilica is dedicated to the patron saint of the city, Saint Petroni ...

in Bologna, decorations in the Church delle Grazie; scenes for the Theater of the College of San Luigi, Teatro Zagnoni, and the Public Theater in 1763, 1778, and 1782; ceilings in casa Corbici of

Forlì Forlì ( ; ; ; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) and city in Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy, and is, together with Cesena, the capital of the Province of Forlì-Cesena.The city is situated along the Via Emilia, to the east of the Montone river, ...

; scenes painted alongside

Vincenzo Martinelli Vincenzo Martinelli (20 June 173720 April 1807) was an Italian painter mainly painting landscapes both on canvas and fresco, mainly in his native Bologna. Among his frescoes are the stanzas painted ''alla boschereccia'' (forest style) located in t ...

for the Teatro comunale inaugurated in 1775; frescoed quadratura for villa Ercolani della Crocetta, and a large number of decorations (1779) for the church of the Carmine in

. He became a member of the

Accademia Clementina The Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna ('academy of fine arts of Bologna') is a public tertiary academy of fine art in Bologna, Italy. It has a campus in Cesena. Giorgio Morandi taught engraving at the Accademia for more than 25 years. Hist ...

. One source states Gaetano learned scenic design with Antonio Bibiena.Guida del forestiere per la città di Bologna e suoi sobborghi
by Girolamo Bianconi; Annesio Nobili, Bologna, 1820, page 451.

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* 1782 deaths 1728 births Artists from the Papal States 18th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Quadratura painters Painters from Bologna 18th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-18thC-stub