Francesco Angelo Grue (

Castelli, Abruzzo Castelli ( Abruzzese: ') is a ''comune'' in the province of Teramo, Abruzzo, Italy, included in the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). The medieval hil ...

, 11 September 1618 – 5 October 1673) was an Italian potter and painter.

Biography

Francesco was from a family of

maiolica Maiolica is tin-glazed pottery decorated in colours on a white background. The most renowned Italian maiolica is from the Renaissance period. These works were known as ''istoriato'' wares ("painted with stories") when depicting historical and ...

potters and painters. His son Carlo Antonio and grandson Francesco Antonio Xaverio Grue also followed in the family business.Treccani enciclopedia
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17th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Italian potters 1673 deaths 1618 births People from the Province of Teramo {{Italy-artist-stub