page_title: Gaetano Fanti
section_title: Biography
hierarchical_section_title: Gaetano Fanti / Biography
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context_page_description: Gaetano Fanti was an Italian fresco painter born in Bologna.
context_section_description: In 1715 Fanti was appointed by Prince Eugene of Savoy in Vienna. Together with figure painters such as Johann Michael Rottmayr, Paul Troger and Bartolomeo Altomonte he was involved in major frescoes. He is particularly noted for his work in Austria, including on the Karlskirche, the Melk Abbey, the Belvedere Palace and the Klosterneuburg Monastery. He died in Vienna.
caption: Ceiling by Fanti at Melk Abbey
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