Giulio Quaglio the Younger

The only known self-portrait of Giulio Quaglio the Younger (Ljubljana Cathedral)

Giulio Quaglio the Younger (1668–1751) was an Italian Baroque painter.[1] He was part of the large Quaglio pedigree of Italian artists involved in architecture, indoor fresco decoration, and scenography (stage design) for the court theaters.[2] He was born and died in Laino, a mountain village at Como.[1] Giulio II was involved in fresco decoration in Friuli, including for the chapel of Monte di Pietà at Udine.[2] His most highly valued work is the painting of Saint Nicholas' Cathedral in Ljubljana.[1] He also painted the central hall of Meerscheinschlössl in Graz.[1] He had two sons, Domenico and Giovanni Maria Quaglio.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e Cankar, Izidor (2009) [1925–1991]. "Quaglio Giulio". In Vide Ogrin, Petra (ed.). Slovenski biografski leksikon (in Slovenian). ISBN 978-961-268-001-5. Archived from the original on 2012-07-18. Retrieved 2012-05-23.
  2. ^ a b Bryan, Michael (1889). Walter Armstrong; Robert Edmund Graves (eds.). Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, Biographical and Critical. Vol. II L-Z. London: George Bell and Sons. p. 331.