Thursday, January 30, 2014

Giovanni Odazzi

San Bernardo alle Terme

Giovanni Odazzi 1663 - 1731
Giovanni Odazzi was a painter during the Baroque period. He was a pupil of Ciro Ferri and worked and studied under the direction of Giovanni Battista Gaulli (il Baciccio). He worked mainly in Rome and was commissioned to paint many altarpieces and frescoes and became a member of the Accademia San Luca.
One of his earliest know works was for Santa Maria in Aracoeli.
In  1709 he went on to decorate above the sanctuary in Santi Apostoli, a fresco depicting the Fall of Lucifer and the Rebel Angels.
In 1710 he was given the commission from Cardinal Giovanni Maria Gabrielli to paint two canvases for San Bernardo alle Terme, during this time he also completed an altar painting for Santa Maria della Scala in Trastevere.
He was commissioned by Pope Clement XI to decorate San Clemente with a fresco panel in 1714 and in 1718 worked on San Giovanni in Laterano.


Apparition of the Virgin Mary to St Bruno
Santa Maria degli Angeli
Giovanni Odazzi Art in Rome
San Giovanni in Laterano
Santi Apostoli
Fall of Lucifer and the Rebel Angels
Santa Maria in Aracoeli
Santa Maria degli Angeli
Santa Maria della Scala
San Clemente
Santa Maria in Via Lata
San Bernardo alle Terme
Sant'Andrea al Quirinale


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