Giovanni Battista Gaulli | |
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 Self-portrait, c. 1667 | |
| Born | Giovanni Battista Gaulli 8 May 1639 Genoa, Republic of Genoa |
| Died | 2 April 1709 (aged 69) Rome, Papal States |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Baroque |
Giovanni Battista Gaulli (8 May 1639 – 2 April 1709), also known as Baciccio or Baciccia (Genoese nicknames for Giovanni Battista), was an Italian Baroque painter working in the High Baroque and early Rococo periods. He is best known for his grand illusionistic vault frescos in the Church of the Gesù in Rome. His work was influenced by Gian Lorenzo Bernini.