Fabio della Corgna (1600–1643) was an

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

painter of the early Baroque. He was born in Perugia to the family of the Dukes of

Castiglione del Lago Castiglione del Lago is a town in the province of Perugia of Umbria (central Italy), on the southwest corner of Lake Trasimeno. Orvieto is south, Chiusi is to the south west, Arezzo is to the north west, Cortona is to the north and Perugi ...

(Lanzi states they were Dukes of Corgna, descendants of the condottiere

Ascanio della Corgna Ascanio della Corgna (1516 – 3 December 1571) was an Italian condottiere from Umbria. He rose to become Marchese di Castiglione del Lago, in part due to his family connections to a Pope. Biography Ascanio as a young man had followed his uncle t ...

), near

Perugia Perugia (, , ; lat, Perusia) is the capital city of Umbria in central Italy, crossed by the River Tiber, and of the province of Perugia. The city is located about north of Rome and southeast of Florence. It covers a high hilltop and part o ...

.''The History of Painting in Italy from the Period of the Revival of the Fine arts''
(1852) by

Luigi Lanzi Luigi Lanzi (14 June 1732 – 30 March 1810) was an Italian art historian and archaeologist. When he died he was buried in the church of the Santa Croce at Florence by the side of Michelangelo. Biography Born in Treia, Lanzi was educated a ...

, translated by

Thomas Roscoe Thomas Roscoe (Liverpool 23 June 1791 – 24 September 1871 London) was an English author and translator. Life The fifth son of William Roscoe, he was born in Toxteth Park, Liverpool in 1791, and educated by Dr. W. Shepherd and by Mr. Llo ...

, page 467 He attended the artists' academy of

Stefano Amadei Stefano Amedei (20 January 1580 – 20 January 1644) was an Italian painter of the early Baroque period, who painted still-life and sacred paintings. Biography Born in Perugia; he trained there with Giulio Cesare Angeli, and developed a studio in ...

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* 17th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Italian Baroque painters 1600 births 1643 deaths Umbrian painters {{Italy-painter-17thC-stub