Name Pietro Cristofari | Died 1743 | |
Similar People Pope Innocent XII, Pope Innocent VIII, Otto II - Holy Roman Emperor, Pope Clement XIII, Pope Anastasius III | ||
Pietro Paolo Cristofari Ritratto di Clemente XII Corsini e del Cardinale Neri Maria mosaico
Pietro Paolo Cristofari (1685–1743) was a late-Baroque Italian mosaicist active in Rome, and the son of Fabio Cristofari. He became the first director of the Vatican mosaic studio, responsible for decorating the domes and altars in St. Peter's Basilica. Under his leadership he personally made mosaic altarpieces after the paintings of artists such as Giovanni Francesco Romanelli, Guercino, Domenichino, and Nicolas Poussin.
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