Francesco Fea (Active 1607circa 1652) was an Italian painter active in a
Mannerist style, who painted in Piedmont.
Biography
He was born in
Chieri
Chieri (; pms, Cher) is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont (Italy), located about southeast of Turin, by rail and by road. It borders the following municipalities: Baldissero Torinese, Pavarolo, Montaldo Torine ...
. He was the grandfather of the painters Giovan Francesco and Antonio Cerutti Fea, born to his daughter and the son of the painter
Gasparo Cerutti. He was employed in the decoration of the grand gallery of
Palazzo Madama, Turin
Palazzo Madama e Casaforte degli Acaja is a palace in Turin, Piedmont. It was the first Senate of the Kingdom of Italy, and takes its traditional name from the embellishments it received under two queens (''madama'') of the House of Savoy.
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. He collaborated in projects with
Guglielmo Caccia (who was likely his mentor) and
Federico Zuccari. He painted mainly in the Piedmont.
Pinacoteca di Chieri
He painted a ''Resurrection of Christ'' for the Duomo of Chieri, and for San Guglielmo in the same town, he painted an '' Adoration of the Magi''.
References
Year of birth unknown
Year of death unknown
People from Piedmont
Italian male painters
17th-century Italian painters
Italian Mannerist painters
17th-century people from the Savoyard State
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