Antonio Peracchi (1716 in

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– 1802) was an

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painter, active in the Neoclassic style. He first studied under

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, then in Bologna under Giuseppe Marchesi, who was called il Sansone. He painted the ''Santa Lucia e Sant'Orsola'' for the church of San Giorgio Sopramuro in Piacenza. He was much in demand for portraits. He was hired as an instructor of the Istituto Gazzola, when it opened in 1781. he also served as Academic of Honor for the

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.Gli artisti piacentini, cronaca ragionata
by Luigi Ambiveri, Tipografia Francesco Solari, Piacenza, 1879. pages 169-161.

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