Giovan Battista Dell'Era (1766 in Treviglio – 1798 in Florence)Caini quotes dates as 1757-1809 was an Italian painter. He was the son of a

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, but his predilection for art induced him to go to

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and become a pupil of Francesco Dagiù, called Capella. In 1785 he went to Rome, and there befriended

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, with whom he painted several pictures. For the Empress Catharine of Russia, he copied seven of the best masterpieces in the galleries of Rome. He painted the theater curtain (sipario) for the Theater at

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. He died at Florence in 1798. His best work is the ''Esther before Ahasuerus'' for the basilica of San Martino in Alzano Maggiore, near Bergamo. His son Raffaele who was also training as an artist died in Florence at 22 years of age.

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* Attribution: * 1766 births 1798 deaths 18th-century Italian painters Italian male painters People from Treviglio 18th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-18thC-stub