Luigi Catani

Luigi Catani (7 November 1762 – 17 December 1840) is an Italian painter of frescoes during the neoclassical period, active in Tuscany.

Biography
He was born in Prato and died in Florence. He was a pupil of Pietro Benvenuti. He was employed in the decoration of churches and aristocratic palaces in the duchy, including Palazzo Incontri in Siena, San Niccolò in Prato, the Villa Medicea in Poggio a Caiano, Palazzina dei Servi, Palazzo delle Cento, Palazzo Strozzi Sacrati, Palazzo Venturi Ginori, the Royal Palace of Pisa, and the Bardi chapel in Santa Maria Maddalena de' Pazzi.

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Category:18th-century Italian painters
Category:Italian male painters
Category:19th-century Italian painters
Category:Italian neoclassical painters
Category:1762 births
Category:1840 deaths
Category:People from Prato