Biagio Betti (1535–1605) was an Italian painter of the late-

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period. He was born in

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. He became, in 1557, a monk of the order of the

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, and his works are principally confined to the monastery of that order in

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. In Rome, he became a pupil of

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. In the refectory of the Theatine monastery, he painted the ''Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes'' which was restored by

Paolo Anesi Paolo Anesi (1697–1773) was an Italian painter of the 18th century, active mainly in painting capriccios and landscapes (vedute) in the style of Giovanni Paolo Pannini. Biography Born in Florence, he trained with Giuseppe Bartolomeo Chiari and ...

in 1847; and in the library, ''Christ disputing with the Doctors''. He is said to have been prized by Pope

Clement VIII Pope Clement VIII ( la, Clemens VIII; it, Clemente VIII; 24 February 1536 – 3 March 1605), born Ippolito Aldobrandini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 2 February 1592 to his death in March 1605. Born ...

.Guida di Pistoia per gli amanti delle belle arti con notizie
By Francesco Tolomei, page 157.

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