Giovanni Odazzi Self-researched
Born: 1663, Rome Died: 1731, Rome Source: self-research
Giovanni Odazzi was an Italian painter and etcher of the Baroque period, active mainly in Rome. He was a pupil of Giovanni Battista Gaulli (Baciccio) and Ciro Ferri, and produced altarpieces and decorative paintings for Roman churches.
Artworks
The Apparition of the Virgin Mary to Saint Bruno Self-researched
Painted for the 1700 Jubilee, this Baroque altarpiece in the Chapel of St. Bruno depicts the Virgin Mary appearing to St. Bruno, founder of the Carthusian Order. Appropriate for its setting, as the church was part of a Carthusian monastery.