Pietro Marchesini (April 7, 1692 - October 24, 1757) was an Italian painter of the

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period, active in

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Biography

He was born in

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. He was patronized by Lorenzo Maria Gianni, and studied with

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. For the Gianni family, he often traveled to create a number of copies of originals of

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, and Andrea del Sarto. His travels gave his paintings a Venetian coloration. He painted a ''Santa Margherita'' for the church of the Ognissanti in Florence; a ''St Thomas'' for the church of San Lorenzo. He also painted in Pistoia and the church of Valdibure.Guida di Pistoia per gli amanti delle belle arti con notizie
by Francesco Tolomei, 1821, Presso gli eredi Bracalli, Pistoia, page 185-186.

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1692 births 1757 deaths Artists from Pistoia 18th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Italian Baroque painters Painters from Tuscany 18th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-18thC-stub