Domenico Caprioli (1494–1528) was an Italian painter born at

Treviso Treviso ( ; ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the Veneto region of northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Treviso and the municipality has 87.322 inhabitants (as of December 2024). Some 3,000 live within the Venetian wall ...

in 1494. He produced portraits in the style of

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Life

Caprioli was the son-in-law and pupil of

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and rose to prominence in the early 16th Century during the

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. In addition to portrait works, he painted numerous altarpieces. He was murdered at the age of 34 by his wife's stepfather, allegedly following a years-long dispute over her dowry. Several portraits attributed to him survive today, some of which are on display at the Hermitage,

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, and Gemäldegalerie museums.

Gallery

References

* * 1494 births 1528 deaths Artists from Treviso Italian male painters 16th-century Italian painters Painters from Venice Italian Renaissance painters {{Italy-painter-15thC-stub