Giovanni Domenico Cappellino (1580–1651) was an Italian painter of the
Renaissance
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period, active mainly in his natal city of
Genoa
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. He was the pupil of the painter
Giovanni Battista Paggi
Giovanni Battista Paggi (27 February 1554 – 12 March 1627) was an Italian painter, sculptor, and writer. His style spans the Late-Renaissance and early-Baroque.
Life
He was born in Genoa into the well-to-do family of his father Pellegrino. I ...
. At age 22, he painted a ''Saint Sebastian'' for the church of Santa Sabina. He contributed a canvas to the
Oratory of San Giacomo della Marina. In Genoa, he painted a ''Death of St. Francis'' for the church of
San Niccolo, and a ''St. Francesca Romana'' for the church of
San Stefano.
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1580 births
1651 deaths
16th-century Italian painters
Italian male painters
17th-century Italian painters
Italian Baroque painters
Painters from Genoa
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