Cristoforo Greppi (Active early 17th century) was an

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painter of the

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period, active in

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. He was born in

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, Region of

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, in Italy. He worked circa 1600 with

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and Francesco Nappi under the guidance of

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in the decoration of the Palazzo Mattei, Rome. Greppi painted the fresco of ''Joseph's brothers in Egypt''. In 1605–1608, he worked with the same team in decoration for Vatican palaces. Greppi also worked with

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in the decoration of the Castellani chapel in San Francesco a Ripa, Rome. He also worked in painting the vault of the Albertoni Chapel in the same church.

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