Antonio Capellani (born 1730) was an Italian engraver. He was born at

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, where he was a pupil of Joseph Wagner, and engraved several plates both at Rome and Venice. He engraved most of the portraits in the edition of

Vasari Giorgio Vasari (30 July 1511 – 27 June 1574) was an Italian Renaissance painter, architect, art historian, and biographer who is best known for his work '' Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects'', considered the ide ...

, published by Bottarini at Rome in 1760. He also engraved several of the plates for the ''Schola Italia Picturae'' under the direction of

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. Among his prints are: A young man being instructed in drawing by an older man

*Portrait of

Michelangelo Buonarroti Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (6March 147518February 1564), known mononymously as Michelangelo, was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the High Renaissance. Born in the Republic of Florence, his work was inspi ...

. *''The Drawing School''; after

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. *''Diana and Endymion''; after the same. *''Apollo and Daphne''; after the same. *''Adam and Eve driven from Paradise''; after the same. *''The Creation of Eve''; after

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. *''Marriage of St. Catharine''; after

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. *''View of the Portico of the

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''; after Panini. *''The Repose in Egypt'' (1772); after

Federico Barocci Federico Barocci (also written Barozzi) ( – 30 September 1612) was an Italian Renaissance painter and printmaker. His original name was Federico Fiori, and he was nicknamed Il Baroccio. His work was highly esteemed and influential, and foresha ...

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* 1730s births Republic of Venice artists Italian engravers Year of birth uncertain Year of death missing {{Italy-engraver-stub