Giovanni Battista Gaulli (Il Baciccio) (1639-1709)
• Was an Italian artist.
• He is known for his grand illusionistic vault frescos in the Church of the Gesù in Rome, Italy.
• His work was influenced by Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
• He apprenticed with Luciano Borzone.
• At his height, Gaulli was one of Rome's most esteemed portrait painters.
• Gaulli is not well known for any other medium but paint, though many drawings in many media have survived.
• Gaulli died in Rome.
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