Giorgio Fuentes (1756–1821) was a painter and stage designer of the Neoclassic period. He was born in

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, studied under

Pietro Gonzaga Pietro di Gottardo Gonzaga (Pierre Gothard Gonzague in contemporary French sources, Пьетро Гонзага in Russian sources, 25 March 1751 – ) was an Italian theatre set designer who worked in Italy and, since 1792, in the Russian Empire ...

, and distinguished himself as a painter of decorations in

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at Milan, the stage at

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(1796–1805), and for the Grand Opera in Paris. He died in Milan in 1821.

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* 18th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 19th-century Italian painters 19th-century Italian male artists Painters from Milan Italian scenic designers Italian neoclassical painters 1756 births 1821 deaths Theatre people from Milan 18th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-18thC-stub