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Cristofari, Pietro Paolo

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Cristofari, Pietro Paolo

(1685 - 1743)

Pietro Paolo Cristofari (1685-1743) was an Italian mosaic painter of the late Baroque period who worked in Rome. He was the son of Fabio Cristofari. He became the first director of the Vatican’s mosaic studio, and was responsible for decorating the domes and altars of St Peter's Basilica. He personally directed the creation of mosaic altarpieces based on paintings by artists such as Giovanni Francesco Romanelli, Guercino, Domenichino and Nicolas Poussin.


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