Niccola Ricciolini (Rome 1687-Rome 1772) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. He was born at

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and was a pupil of Pietro da Cortona. He competed against

Marcantonio Franceschini Marcantonio Franceschini (; 1648 – 24 December 1729) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mostly in his native Bologna. He was the father and teacher of Giacomo Franceschini.''The picture collector's manual'' by James R. Hob ...

with cartoons for the mosaic decoration of the Vatican. His designs led to the mosaics of ''Crucifixion of St. Peter'' (in

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) and a painting of ''Descent from the Cross''.

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* 1637 births Year of death unknown 17th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Italian Baroque painters {{Italy-painter-17thC-stub