Stefano Gherardini (1695-1755) was an Italian painter, prolific in painting genre scenes or
bambocciate.
Biography
He was a pupil of
Giuseppe Gambarini.[1][2] He was born and died in Bologna. He is described by Pietro Zani as a painter of
capricci, caricatures, di pittocchi, of charlatans and all things recognized under the title of bambocciate[3]
^"pittore di capricci, cioè di caricature, di pitocchi, di ciarlatani, cose tutte riconosciute per lo più sotto il titolo di bambocciate", from P. Zani, Enc. metodica critica-ragionata delle belle arti, IX, Parma 1822, p. 363; quoted in
Encyclopedia Trecanni, entry on Gherardini, by Ivana Corsetti, Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani - Volume 53 (2000).