Corrado Giaquinto
(1703–1766) Italian painter (1703-1766)
Corrado Giaquinto (Italy, 1703–1766) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Corrado Giaquinto belongs to the chapter ‘Rococo’ in this site’s history of art.
Corrado Giaquinto was born in Molfetta and died in Naples. The teachers included Francesco Solimena and Sebastiano Conca. Corrado Giaquinto worked in Naples, Rome, Turin, and Rome. The students included José del Castillo and Antonio González Velázquez.
One of the best-known works is ‘The Rest on the Flight into Egypt’. The catalogue has 53 works by Corrado Giaquinto with free images. The dated works span the years 1606–1765. Works by Corrado Giaquinto are held by several collections, among them Pradomuseet, Musée Fesch, National Gallery, and Pinacoteca metropolitana di Bari.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Canaletto, Antonio Galli da Bibiena, Filippo della Valle, Luigi Vanvitelli, and Joseph Aved.