Gaetano Chierici [SEP] occupation
Gaetano Chierici
Gaetano Chierici (1838–1920) was an Italian painter, mainly of genre works.
Biography.
He was born in Reggio Emilia, and attended the Reggio Emilia School of Fine Arts in 1850 and 1851. Chierici continued his studies at the academies of Modena and Florence before completing his training in Bologna under the guidance of Giulio Cesare Ferrari. His early work was in Italy influenced by the Neo-classicism of his uncle, the artist Alfonso Chierici, and of Adeodato Malatesta, but subsequently by the innovations of
, "Istoria delle missioni de chierici regolari teatini" 2 vols. (Roma 1705).
- Domenico Sangiacomo, "Cenno storico sulla fondazione dell'ordine de' cc. rr. Teatini scritto in occasione di celebrarsi nella chiesa di S. Paolo di Napoli il terzo centenario dalla fondazione medesima" (Napoli 1824).
- Gaetano Magenis, "Vita di s. Gaetano Tiene fondatore de' chierici regolari e patriarca di tutto il regolare chiericato" (Napoli 1845).
- Giuseppe Maria Ginelli, "Memorie istoriche della vita