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style.

Biography

He was born in Formeaso in the

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and died in

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. After studying as an apprentice with

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he moved to Venice in 1697 after his death. He worked with the Genovese artist Nicolo Cassana until 1709. In 1710 he was recognized for his work ''The Virgin with Child and two saints''. Between 1722 and 1725 he went to

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and then to

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Sources

* Aldo Rizzi, ''The Masters of Venetian Painting'' Electa, Milan 1973. * Translated from Italian Wikipedia entry 1682 births 1748 deaths 17th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 18th-century Italian painters Italian Baroque painters 18th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-17thC-stub