Giovanni Fonticelli (April 4, 1662 – May 5, 1716) was an Italian painter of the late-
Baroque
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period.
He was born in
Perugia
Perugia ( , ; ; ) is the capital city of Umbria in central Italy, crossed by the River Tiber. The city is located about north of Rome and southeast of Florence. It covers a high hilltop and part of the valleys around the area. It has 162,467 ...
, and was a pupil of his uncle,
Pietro Montanini. He painted a canvas for the sacristy of Santo Spirito of Perugia. He painted for a church in Corciano.
Vite de' pittori, scultori, ed architetti perugini
by Lione Pascoli, page 257-258.
References
1662 births
1716 deaths
17th-century Italian painters
Italian male painters
18th-century Italian painters
Italian Baroque painters
Umbrian painters
18th-century Italian male artists
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