Giovanni Battista Gaulli

Giovanni Battista gaulli
Self-portrait, c. 1667
Born	Giovanni Battista Gaulli (1639-05-08)8 May 1639 Genoa, Republic of Genoa
Died	2 April 1709(1709-04-02) (aged 69) Rome, Papal States
Nationality	Italian
Known for	Painting
Movement	Baroque

Giovanni Battista Gaulli (8 May 1639 – 2 April 1709), also known as Baciccio or Baciccia (Genoese nicknames for Giovanni Battista), was an Italian artist working in the High Baroque and early Rococo periods. He is best known for his grand illusionistic vault frescos in the Church of the Gesù in Rome, Italy. His work was influenced by Gian Lorenzo Bernini.