Agostino Bertelli (

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, 1727 - 1776) was an

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painter, mainly painting landscapes. His father was a watch maker, but obtained a clerical education for his son. However, he became attached to music, as a violinist, and became an excellent landscape painter, training under Faustino Raineri. He was influenced by the works of

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, and Piazeztta. He traveled to

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, where he befriended the painter of seascapes, Orazio Vernet. After two years, he moved to

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, where he was patronized by the Cardinal

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; who was a collector of the landscape artists Dietrich. Upon returning to Brescia, his health was poor, and he had no reputation in that town. Among his pupils was the Count

Aimo Maggi Aimo Maggi (31 May 1756 – 9 December 1793) was an Italian painter of the Neoclassic periods, mainly active in his natal city of Brescia. Adept as a musician, he dedicated himself to writing and painting. He studied at the University of Bologn ...

.Dizionario degli artisti bresciani
By Stefano Fenaroli, Editor and Publisher Stefano Malaguzzi, Brescia, 1877, page 28-30.

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