Vincenzo Angelo Orelli (1751-1813) was a
Swiss-
Italian
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painter, mainly of sacred subjects, active in a late baroque style.
![VAOrelli02](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/VAOrelli02.JPG)
He was born in
Locarno
, 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
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and
Bergamo. He is the son of the painter
Giuseppe Antonio Orelli. He painted the dome of the church of
Serina, Lombardy
Serina is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about northeast of Bergamo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,214 and an area of .All demogra ...
. He painted an altarpiece now in the church of
San Lorenzo Martire, Zogno. He also had the name of ''Francesco Saverio Angelico Orelli''. He trained in Milan and travelled in 1773–1775 to Rome. He was a friend of
Paolo Vincenzo Bonomini.
Cassissiaco website
entry on the painter.
References
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1751 births
1813 deaths
Swiss painters
18th-century Italian painters
Italian male painters
19th-century Italian painters
People from Ticino
Painters from Bergamo
19th-century Italian male artists
18th-century Italian male artists