Francesco Merano (1619–1657) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, mainly active in

Genoa Genoa ( ; it, Genova ; lij, Zêna ). is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria and the sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2015, 594,733 people lived within the city's administrative limits. As of the 2011 Italian census, the Province of ...

, where he was born. He was one of the pupils of the Genoese

Domenico Fiasella Domenico Fiasella (12 August 1589 – 19 October 1669) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, mainly active in Genoa. He was nicknamed ''Il Sarzana'', after his birthplace. Biography He was born in c, the son of Giovanni Fiasella, a silver ...

. Merano was also known as ''il Paggio''. He married the niece of the painter Giovanni Andrea de' Ferrari.

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* 1619 births 1657 deaths 17th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Painters from Genoa Italian Baroque painters {{Italy-painter-17thC-stub