Nicola Bertucci (c. 1710 – 2 January 1777) was an Italian painter of the late-

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style, mainly painting figures in landscapes. He is also called l'Anconitano or Nicolo Bertuzzi.

Biography

Born in

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, Bertuzzi was a pupil of Vittorio María Bigari.Dizionario universale di geografia, storia e biografia
compiled by Gustavo Strafforello and Emilio Treves, (1878) page 237. He painted a ''Life of the Blessed Franco'' (1753-4) for the Carmelite church in

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, in an effort where he collaborated with the specialist in quadratura, Vincenzo del Buono. He also painted ''Via Crucis'' canvases (1753) for churches in

. He mainly worked in Bologna, including 14 small paintings for the Via Crucis of the church of the Hospital of the Church of San Biagio. After 1753, often collaborated with Carlo Lodi. In the Pinacoteca civica of

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, there are: ''Battle scenes'' and ''Landscape with army over bridge. In 1732, he enrolled the

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, and In 1734–5, he won the first prize for an architectural project; he soon joined that institution as a member in 1751, and later, as a director. He died in

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1777 deaths Artists from Ancona 18th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Italian Baroque painters Year of birth uncertain 18th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-18thC-stub