Romoaldo or Romualdo Turini (1752 – 1829) was an Italian painter of the Neoclassic period, mainly active in his native

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and

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, both of which were in the

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until he was in his 40s. He was born to a father who was a local printer. Locally, Turini trained under

Santo Cattaneo Sante Cattaneo or Santo Cattaneo (8 August 1739 – 1819) was an Italian painter of the Neoclassic period, mainly active in Brescia. He was also called ''Santino''. He was born at Salò, Italy. His parents travelled away and consigned him at age ...

, and ultimately became the latter's biographer. But as a young man, he went to live with his maternal uncle, Ferdinando Bertoni, a well known musician and musical teacher in Venice. There he attended the

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. here, he met

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, who remained a close friend for life. In 1797, he returned to his hometown. He taught design at the local gymnasium in Salò. In Brescia, he was commissioned to paint some mythologic frescoes for the casa Odassi and the home of the lawyer Zuliani.Memorie intorno alla Vita ed alle Opere di Romoaldo Turini, Pittore da Salò e Pubblicazione di Sei Lettere dell'Immortale Scultore Antonio Canova
Brescia, Tipografia Gilberti (1866).

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