Ubaldo Gandolfi

Ubaldo Gandolfi (1728–1781) was an Italian painter, draughtsman and sculptor of the late-Baroque period, mainly active in and near Bologna.

This fame was gained by the excellent quality of their works, which lead to many and important commissions they had from courts and countries all over Europe.

Ubaldo, Gaetano and Mauro are considered among the last representatives of the grand manner of painting characteristic of the Bolognese school, that had risen to prominence nearly two centuries earlier with the members of the Carracci family.The Bolognese school of painting focused on realistic depictions of human anatomy and drawing from live models.

He completed, in 1770–1775, a series of canvases on mythological narratives for the Palazzo Marescalchi in Bologna (two are now in Museum of North Carolina [1]).

A series of seven saints painted by Gandolfi is on display at the Quadreria of the Palazzo Rossi Poggi Marsili in Bologna.