Federico Ragni

The article aims to complete the analysis of the artistic career of the modenese painter Camillo Gavasetti (Modena 1595 - Reggio Emilia 1630) through the study of his works, the analysis of already known documents and the retrieval of new attestations, starting from 1624 when Gavasetti managed to obtain the decoration of the presbytery of the Piacentine church of Sant’Antonino. Following this assignment, the painter moved permanently to the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza where he enjoyed some success: this is evidenced by both the inventories of the most important private collections of Piacenza and by the Farnese family collection itself...