Filippo Gherardi
Painting, Visual Artist
1643 – 1704
Who was Filippo Gherardi?
Filippo Gherardi was an Italian painter of the Baroque period.
Born in Lucca, he was mostly active in Venice and Rome, where he became a member of the large studio of Pietro da Cortona, often working closely with Giovanni Coli. With Coli, Gherardi was initially a trainee of Pietro Paolini in Lucca. One of his masterpieces are the ceiling frescoes in the Palazzo Colonna in Rome, celebrating the participation of a family member in the Battle of Lepanto.
In Venice, Coli and Gherardi also completed frescoes of the dome of the church of San Nicolò da Tolentino with a fresco of the Glory of San Nicola and in the church of San Pantalon. In Venice, Coli and Gherardi frescoed the Library of St George.
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