Pellegrino Piola (1617 – 25 November 1640), also called Pellegro Piola or il Pellegro, was an Italian painter of the

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period, active in

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. He was born in

, and at the age of twelve, apprenticed with

Domenico Domenico is an Italian given name for males and may refer to: People * Domenico Alfani, Italian painter * Domenico Allegri, Italian composer * Domenico Alvaro, Italian mobster * Domenico Ambrogi, Italian painter * Domenico Auria, Italian a ...

and Giovanni Battista Capellino. He was the elder brother of the painter

Domenico Piola Domenico Piola (1627 – 8 April 1703) was a Genoese painter of the Baroque period. He was the leading artist in Genoa in the second half of the 17th century, working on ceiling frescoes for many Genoese churches and palaces and canvas paintin ...

. He was murdered during an altercation in Genoa, some claim by either his master or an elder painter envious of his skill.Murray His brother was

Sources

* * *Handbook for Travellers in Northern Italy: Comprising Piedmont, Liguria, Lombardy, Venetia John Murray (1860); p. 120.

References

1617 births 1640 deaths 17th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Painters from Genoa Italian Baroque painters {{Italy-painter-17thC-stub