Davide Beghè (3 May 1854 – 17 January 1933) was an

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painter, mainly depicting sacred subjects and portraits. He was born in

Calice al Cornoviglio Calice al Cornoviglio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of La Spezia in the Italian region Liguria, located about southeast of Genoa and about north of La Spezia. Calice al Cornoviglio borders the following municipalities: Beverin ...

in the province of La Spezia. he studied architecture at the Politecnico of

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, but then, alongside

Giovanni Segantini Giovanni Segantini (15 January 1858 – 28 September 1899) was an Italian painter known for his large pastoral landscapes of the Alps. He was one of the most famous artists in Europe in the late 19th century, and his paintings were collected by ...

, he took lessons from

Francesco Hayez Francesco Hayez (; 10 February 1791 – 12 February 1882) was an Italian painter. He is considered one of the leading artists of Romanticism in mid-19th-century Milan, and is renowned for his grand historical paintings, political allegories, and ...

and

Giuseppe Bertini Giuseppe Bertini (1825–1898) was an Italian painter, active in his native Milan. Biography He studied at the Brera Academy under Luigi Sabatelli and Giuseppe Bisi, and in 1845 was awarded the ''Gran premio di pittura dell'Accademia di Brer ...

. He painted frescoes in a number of churches including Santa Maria in Binda near

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, Santa Maria Assunta in

Gorla Maggiore Gorla Maggiore is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italy, Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about southeast of Varese. As of 31 December 2004, it has a population of 4,942 and an area of . ...

, Church of Saint Maurice at

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, in

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, and the church of

Bolano Bolano () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of La Spezia in the Italian region Liguria, located about southeast of Genoa and about northeast of La Spezia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 7,490 and an area of .All de ...

. In 1992, the Comune of Calice al Cornoviglio established the ''Pinacoteca David Beghè'', displaying a collection of 36 oil paintings and photos covering the painter's life.Pinacoteca David Beghè
official site.

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