Giovanni Domenico Cappellino (1580–1651) was an Italian painter of the

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period, active mainly in his natal city of

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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

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. 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 {{Italy-painter-16thC-stub