| Intro | Italian artist | ||
| Was |
Painter Engraver |
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| From | Italy | ||
| Type | Arts | ||
| Gender | male | ||
| Birth | 1 January 1770, Naples, Metropolitan city of Naples, Campania, Italy | ||
| Death |
1 January 1840 (aged 70 years) |
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Gaetano Gigante (1770 in Naples – 1840) was an Italian painter and engraver, active mainly in Naples, Italy. He was the father of Giacinto Gigante, one of the main painters of the School of Posillipo, Emilia Gigante and Ercole Gigante (1815–1860); and Achille Gigante (1823–1846), a lithographer and designer of acquaforte. Gaetano received his training with Giacinto Diano.