Niccolò Appiani (or Appiano), a

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ese painter, who flourished about the year 1510. It is said that he was a scholar of

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, and Cesariani compares him with the greatest masters of the age. Two works in the Brera, the 'Baptism of Christ,' and the 'Adoration of the Magi,' are ascribed to Appiani.

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* Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Italian Renaissance painters {{Italy-painter-16thC-stub