Giuseppe Orsoni Da Gaetano

Place: San Giorgio Di Piano

Born: 1691

Death: 1755

Biography:

Giuseppe Orsoni was an Italian painter and scenic designer of the Baroque period, born in San Giorgio di Piano, Italy in 1691. He first studied under Domenico Maria Viani, then studied quadratura under Pompeo Aldrovandini. He was active as a scenic designer in Genoa, Lucca, Turin, and Brescia. He worked with Stefano Orlandi in Bologna, and with Carlo Antonio Buffagnotti. He was made a professor of the Accademia Clementina. He died in 1755.