Giuseppe Bartolomeo Chiari (1654–1727)

• Also known simply as Giuseppe Chiari, was an Italian painter.
• Chiari was active mostly in Rome.
• Born in Rome.
• He was one of the main assistants, along with Giuseppe Passeri and Andrea Procaccini, in the studio of an elder Carlo Maratta.
• By the age of 22, he had frescoed the lateral lunettes (Birth of Virgin and Adoration of Magi) of the Marchionni chapel in the church of Santa Maria del Suffragio.
• For Basilica di San Clemente, he painted a St Clement in Glory for pope Clement XI.
• He also painted a Vision of St John in the chapel of the Presentazione for the Duomo di Urbino.
• He was a teacher of William Kent, Paolo Anesi, and Giovanni Andrea Lazzarini.
• His studio is described as highly frequented by French artists.
• He became director or principe of the Accademia di San Luca (1723–25).
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