Pier Leone Ghezzi (1674-1755)

• Was an Italian Rococo painter and caricaturist.
• Ghezzi was born and died in Rome.
• He trained under his father, Giuseppe Ghezzi.
• His father was secretary of the Roman Accademia di San Luca.
• Pier Leone joined the Academy in 1705.
• His essay painting, the Allegory of Gratitude, was donated to the institution for his admission.
• He painted for various churches such as the Cappuccini of Frascati and San Onofrio of Urbino.
• He was the godson of Carlo Maratta.
• Pier Leone is known for his frescoes in the Villa Falconieri of Frascati.
• The displayed painting is a crop from: Pier Leone Ghezzi, Self-Portrait, 1702.
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