Artists

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  Apotheosis of St Ignatius $AU 272.69 ~ 1,066.72
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  The Pietà $AU 256.39 ~ 1,860.50
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  Portrait of Gian Lorenzo Bernini $AU 464.32

Giovanni Battista Baciccio (1639 Genoa-1709 Rome), whose actual name was Giovanni Battista Gaulli, is also called Baciccia. After an apprenticeship in Genoa he moved to Rome in 1653 or 1656, Where he studied the works of Raphael and Pietro da Cortona. He soon became the protege of the sculptor and architect Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680). He became a member of the Accademia di San Luca in 1662, and became its deader in 1674. Baciccio was known for his frescoes and portraits. His use of warm colors, his treatment of light, and his utilization of extreme foreshortening resulted in a personal, dynamic style, which in turn influenced the frescoes of the Roman Baroque and his successors. Works by the aritst include Pope Clement IX, c. 1668, Galleria Dell' Accademia Nazionale di San Luca, Rome; Dome Fresco, c. 1670, Santa Agnese in Agone, Rome; and Triumph of the Name of Christ, c. 1677, II Gesu, Rome.