# Giacomo Francesco Cipper artist context and auction value notes

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## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1664-07-15
- Death date: 1736-10-17
- Nationality: Austrian, Italian
- Movements: Late Baroque Italian painting
- Common media: oil painting, drawing

## About Giacomo Francesco Cipper

Giacomo Francesco Cipper (1664–1736), known as Il Todeschini, was a painter and draftsman of Austrian origin who spent most of his career in Milan. Born in 1664 and baptized on July 15 of that year, he was active by the early 1680s and settled in Milan after his marriage there in 1696. His nickname, a Lombard dialect rendering of "Tedesco" (German), reflects his northern roots within the Italian artistic milieu he adopted. Cipper worked during the late Baroque period, producing paintings and drawings for patrons in and around Milan, where he was registered in the parish of San Vito al Pasquirolo by 1716. His work appears under several variant names in historical records—including Jakob Franz Zipper, Giacomo Francesco Cepper, and Giuseppe Francesco Cipper—which collectors and cataloguers encounter across museum and auction databases.

## Common works and media

Cipper worked in oil on canvas and on paper as a draftsman. His output falls within the Late Baroque Italian tradition, and his works are most often encountered as individual paintings or drawings in Old Master sale categories. No specific recurring subjects or named series are documented in the available source material, though his long Milanese career suggests a range of religious, genre, or decorative commissions typical of the period.

## Market and appraisal context

Cipper's works surface in Old Master painting and drawing sales, where accurate attribution can be complicated by his many recorded name variants. The RKD holds over 420 image records linked to his studio, and Appraisily catalogues 216 lots, indicating a reasonable volume of surviving material. Collectors should verify that provenance and scholarly references align consistently under one of his recognized names. Condition, period authenticity, and the quality of any existing attribution scholarship are the primary factors affecting appraisal, as with most late Baroque Italian works. Consult individual auction records for comparable lot histories.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine identity research from authority files and scholarly databases with auction records, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when available. This page draws on Getty ULAN, VIAF, RKD, and Wikidata records for biographical data. Appraisily/Invaluable catalogued lots provide the market and work-type signals referenced here.

## Sources

- RKD: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/16901
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/37727926/
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500012546
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3105053
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giacomo_Francesco_Cipper