Gaetano Perego (died 1783) was an Italian painter active in Northern Italy.
Few biographical details are known about this painter. He worked in the
Sanctuary of Vicoforte
The Santuario di Vicoforte (also known as Santuario Regina Montis Regalis) is a monumental church located in the commune of Vicoforte, province of Cuneo, Piedmont, northern Italy. It is known for having the largest elliptical cupola in the wo ...
in preparation for the wedding of
Victor Amadeus III of Savoy and
Maria Antonietta of Bourbon in 1750. In 1753–1780, he helped decorate the Carignano theater in Turin, and the
Hunting Lodge of Stupinigi. He married the daughter of the painter
Vittorio Amedeo Cignaroli. Perego died in Turin.
Bibliography
* Luigi Mallè. ''Stupinigi''. Tipografia torinese editrice, 1968.
1700s births
1783 deaths
18th-century Italian painters
Italian male painters
Painters from Piedmont
18th-century Italian male artists
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