Quaglio
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The surname Quaglio belongs to a large family of artists, both painters, architects, and scenographers (stage designers), originally from Laino
, between Lake Como
and Lake Lugano
. They were active mainly from the 17th to 20th century, both in Italy and in Austria and Germany. They include:
Laino
Laino is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about north of Como. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 514 and an area of 6.8 km²....
, between Lake Como
Lake Como
Lake Como is a lake of glacial origin in Lombardy, Italy. It has an area of 146 km², making it the third largest lake in Italy, after Lake Garda and Lake Maggiore...
and Lake Lugano
Lake Lugano
Lake Lugano is a glacial lake in the south-east of Switzerland, at the border between Switzerland and Italy. The lake, named after the city of Lugano, is situated between Lake Como and Lago Maggiore...
. They were active mainly from the 17th to 20th century, both in Italy and in Austria and Germany. They include:
- Giulio Quaglio the ElderGiulio Quaglio (painter)Giulio Quaglio the elder was an Italian painter of frescoes.He was a follower of Tintoretto. He is known to have worked in Vienna, Salzburg, and Ljubljana. His son, Giulio the younger, was born in Como and established himself in the Friuli about the end of the 17th century. He is best known for...
(1610-1658) - Giulio Quaglio the YoungerGiulio Quaglio the YoungerGiulio Quaglio the Younger was an Italian painter. He was part of the large Quaglio pedigree of Italian artists involved in architecture, indoor fresco decoration, and scenography for the court theaters. He was born in Como...
(1668-1751) - Giovanni Maria Quaglio the Elder (1700-1765)
- Domenico Quaglio the ElderDomenico Quaglio the ElderDomenico Quaglio the Elder was an Italian painter. He was part of the large Quaglio pedigree of Italian artists involved in architecture, indoor fresco decoration, and scenography for the court theaters. He was born in Laino....
(1708-1773) - Lorenzo Quaglio the ElderLorenzo QuaglioLorenzo Quaglio was a German stage designer of Italian extraction. He worked mainly in Mannheim and in Munich, where he designed the first production of Idomeneo.-References:James Anderson, The Complete Dictionary of Opera and Operetta....
(1730-1804) - Giuseppe QuaglioGiuseppe QuaglioGiuseppe Quaglio was an Italian painter and stage designer, active in scene painting in Mannheim, Frankfurt, and Ludwigsburg....
(1747-1828) - Giulio Quaglio III (1764-1801)
- Giovanni Maria Quaglio the YoungerGiovanni Maria Quaglio the YoungerGiovanni Maria Quaglio the Younger was an Italian architect, painter, and stage designers active in Munich, member of the large Quaglio pedigree. He was born at Laino. He studied at Rome, Naples, Milan, and Venice, and became in 1793 court scene-painter at Munich. He was the son of Lorenzo Quaglio...
(1772-1803) - Angelo Quaglio the ElderAngelo Quaglio the ElderAngelo Quaglio was an architect, designer, and painter born into the Quaglio family of artists. He was the eldest son of Giuseppe Quaglio. He designed and painted landscapes and architectural pictures for Boisserée's work on Cologne Cathedral....
(1784-1815) - Domenico Quaglio the YoungerDomenico Quaglio the YoungerDomenico Quaglio the Younger was a German painter, engraver, stage designer, and architect. He was the second son of Giuseppe Quaglio and part of the large Quaglio pedigree of Italian artists involved in architecture, indoor fresco decoration, and scenography for the court theaters. He known as a...
(1787-1837) - Lorenzo Quaglio the YoungerLorenzo Quaglio the YoungerLorenzo Quaglio the Younger was a genre painter and lithographer, born in Munich to the long Italian pedigree of Quaglios.-Life:...
(1793-1869) - Simon QuaglioSimon QuaglioSimon Quaglio was a German stage designer of Italian extraction. He worked mainly in Munich, and was among the first designers to use built scenery instead of painted flats. He designed over 100 productions during his career. Simon was part of the Quaglio family originally from the town of...
(1795-1878) - Angelo Quaglio the Younger (1829-1890)
- Franz Quaglio (1844-1920)