Francesco Colelli (1734 – 1820) was an Italian painter, active in

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Early life

He was born in Nicastro, now part of Lamezia Terme in Calabria.

Career

He painted in a provincial, late-

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style which would have been prevalent a century before. He often painted religious frescoes in churches, including a ''Deposition from the Cross'' for the church of the Veterana in

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, stolen in 1960. He also painted a ''Last Supper'' (1762), for the Cathedral of Nicastro.Comune of Lamezia Terme
website.

References

1734 births 1820 deaths People from Lamezia Terme 18th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 19th-century Italian painters 19th-century Italian male artists 18th-century Italian male artists Artists from the Kingdom of Naples {{Italy-painter-18thC-stub