Italian painter and decorator. The 18th-century alterations that were to effect the Pitti Palace in Florence included the redecoration of some of the rooms in Neoclassical style. Castagnoli participated in the fresco decoration of some rooms, one of which, the Castagnoli Room, bears his name.
The room carries the name of the painter who was responsible for its decoration. On the ceiling, neoclassical chiaroscuro frescoes imitating reliefs show Apollo on his chariot surrounded by the signs of the zodiac.
Giuseppe Castagnoli was an Italian painter working in the Neoclassical style. He participated in the fresco decoration of some of the rooms in the Palazzo Pitti. The Hall of Niches is located above the main entrance of the Palazzo Pitti. It received its neoclassical decoration under the artists Giuseppe Maria Terreni (1739-1811) and Giuseppe Castagnoli. It took its name from the niches, which contain several classical statues.
