Agostino Bertelli (1727 - 1776) was an

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painter, mainly painting landscapes. Bertelli was born in

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in 1727. His father was a watch maker, but obtained a clerical education for his son. However, he became attached to music, as a violinist, and became an excellent landscape painter, training under Faustino Raineri. He was influenced by the works of Cavalier Tempesta,

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, and Piazeztta. He traveled to

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, where he befriended the painter of seascapes, Orazio Vernet. After two years, he moved to

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, where he was patronized by the Cardinal

Giuseppe Pozzobonelli Giuseppe II Pozzobonelli (or ''Puteobonellus'', 1696–1783) was an Italian Cardinal and the Archbishop of Milan from 1743 to 1783. Early life Giuseppe Pozzobonelli was born on 11 August 1696 in Milan, which at the time was part of Duchy of Mil ...

; who was a collector of the landscape artists Dietrich. Upon returning to Brescia, his health was poor, and he had no reputation in that town. Among his pupils was the Count Aimo Maggi.Dizionario degli artisti bresciani
By Stefano Fenaroli, Editor and Publisher Stefano Malaguzzi, Brescia, 1877, page 28-30.

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1727 births 1776 deaths Painters from the Republic of Venice 18th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Italian landscape painters Painters from Brescia 18th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-18thC-stub