Gaetano Callani

Gaetano Callani was an Italian painter and sculptor, active mainly in his native Parma in a Neoclassical style.
Image:Maria Callani Ritratto del padre.jpg|thumb|Gaetano Calliani, pastel portrait by his daughter, Maria Callani.

Biography

Born at Parma, he was a pupil of Giambettino Cignaroli. He helped decorate the Room of the Caryatids at the Royal [Palace of Milan]. In Parma, he competed the statues of Isaiah and St John the Evangelist for the church of the Annunziata, Parma|Annunziata] and the Beatitudes for the church of Sant'Antonio Abate, Parma. Both his children, Francesco and Maria Callani, were also painters.