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UBALDO GANDOLFI (October 14, 1728 – July 25, 1781) was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period, mainly active in and near Bologna.
He was from a large family of prolific artists, including his sons Giovanni Battista and Ubaldo Lorenzo, as well as his brother Gaetano and nephews Mauro, Democrito (who became a pupil of Antonio Canova), and niece Clementina. Together, they 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 Carracci.
Gandolfi’s work ranges from Baroque to Neoclassic styles, and specifically recalls the style of Ludovico Carracci.
He died in Ravenna, Italy in 1781 (aged 53).
