Giovanni Battista Loreti
Giovanni Battista Loreti (Fano, 1686 – Fabriano, 13, December 1760) was an Italian painter of the late Baroque period, active mainly in Fabriano.[1]
Life
Born in Fano, his first years were in Fabriano, he soon moved to Rome, where he trained under Carlo Cignani. Moving back to Fabriano, he painted in a number of churches there and in San Severino Marche. His children, David (1708-1768), Eugenio (1725-1762), and Rosalba (died 1762), were also artists. Rosalba married Nicolò Miliani and of their sons, Michelangelo and Pietro Miliano also became artists.[2]
References
- ^ Bollettino dei Musei Comunali di Roma N.S. XXII 2008, page 33.
- ^ Guida e statistica della città e Comune di Fabriano, by Oreste Marcoaldi, 1874, page 61.