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baroque 1736 bologna italian painting 1653 tommaso aldrovandini
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tommaso aldrovandini

tommaso aldrovandini -lrb- 21 december 1653 -- 23 october 1736 -rrb- was an italian painter of the baroque period .
born in bologna to a family of painters , he mainly learned from his uncle , mauro aldrovandini , and was called to fresco the sala del consiglio in genoa -lrb- destroyed by fire -rrb- .
he also worked in germany .
he was the son of giuseppe , cousin of pompeo aldrovandini , and sibling of domenico .
he mainly painted perspective views and architectural subjects -lrb- quadratura -rrb- , in which the figures were painted by marcantonio franceschini and carlo cignani .
he decorated churches , palaces , and theaters in forlì , verona , venice , parma , turin , ferrara , and genoa , and especially in his native bologna .
among his pupils was giovanni benedetto paolazzi .
