Angiolo Tricca (17 February 1817 – 23 March 1884) was an Italian

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of historical themes. Born in Sansepolcro, he became a pupil of the painter Vincenzo Chialli. His best known works are the caricatures of Italian artists who attended the

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). He collaborated with making satirical cartoons, often pseudonymously, for journals published in Florence such as ''Il Piovano Arlotto'', ''Il Lampione'', and ''La Lanterna di Diogene''. He also opened a gallery and antiquarian shop, where he often copied or repaired antique works. One of his pupils was Federico Andreotti and his son,

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* Martina Alessio, Silvestra Bietoletti, Valentino Baldacci, Andrea Rauch, Attilio Brilli e Piero Scapecchi (a cura di). ''Angiolo Tricca e la caricatura toscana dell'Ottocento''. Firenze, Giunti, 1993. . 1817 births 1884 deaths 19th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Painters from Tuscany Italian caricaturists People from Sansepolcro 19th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-19thC-stub