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Giuseppe Antonio Felice Orelli, also referred to as Giovanni Antonio, (February 14, 1700 or 1706- died after 1776 ) was a Swiss-
Gli artisti ticinesi: dizionario biografico
edited by Giuseppe Bianchi, page 143.
Italian
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painter, mainly of sacred subjects, active in a late baroque style.
Biography
He was born inLocarno
, neighboring_municipalities= Ascona, Avegno, Cadenazzo, Cugnasco, Gerra (Verzasca), Gambarogno, Gordola, Lavertezzo, Losone, Minusio, Muralto, Orselina, Tegna, Tenero-Contra
, twintowns =* Gagra, Georgia
* Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
...
in the Ticino
Ticino (), sometimes Tessin (), officially the Republic and Canton of Ticino or less formally the Canton of Ticino,, informally ''Canton Ticino'' ; lmo, Canton Tesin ; german: Kanton Tessin ; french: Canton du Tessin ; rm, Chantun dal Tessin . ...
, but active also in Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...
and Bergamo. He studied in Milan under Giovanni Battista Sassi
Giovanni Battista Sassi (1679 in Milan – 1762 in Milan) was an Italian painter, active mainly in Milan and other areas of Lombardy, who painted in a late-Baroque and Rococo style.
Biography
Born in Lombardy, he first trained with Federigo ...
, a pupil of Francesco Solimena. He painted for the church of San Bartolomeo in Bergamo. He is the son of the painter Baldassare Orelli. He is the father of Vicenzo Angelo, who was also a painter in Bergamo.edited by Giuseppe Bianchi, page 143.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Orelli, Giuseppe Antonio 1700 births Year of death unknown Swiss painters 18th-century Italian painters Italian male painters People from Locarno Painters from Bergamo Italian Baroque painters 18th-century Italian male artists