Baciccia

(1639–1709) italiensk barockmålare

Baciccia (1639–1709) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a sculptor. By year of birth, Baciccia belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.

Baciccia was born in Genoa and died in Rome. Baciccia studied under Luciano Borzone. Baciccia worked in Rome, Parma, and Genoa.

The best-known works include ‘Conversion of Paul’, ‘The Sermon of St. John the Baptist’, ‘A Blessed Abbess Receiving the Host from the Hands of Christ’, and ‘Paintings by Giovanni Battista Gaulli il Baciccio in the Uffizi Gallery’. The works belong mainly to the genres portrait and fresco painting. The catalogue has 51 works by Baciccia with free images. The dated works span the years 1650–1707. Works by Baciccia are held by several collections, among them Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Département des peintures du Louvre, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Birmingham Museums Trust. Wikidata links 6 works to movements covered in the chapter ‘The Baroque’.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include David Teniers III, Gerrit Berckheyde, Antonio Franchi, Meindert Hobbema, and Luigi Garzi.

• The Baroque
• Triumph of the Name of Jesus