Giuseppe Duprà (1703–1784) was an Italian painter born at

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who was active in the eighteenth century. Particularly in

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with his elder brother

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, Giuseppe Duprà studied in

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in his youth, as a disciple of

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, from 1750, he began painting in the service of King

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in the Piedmontese capital, recommended by art enthusiast the Roman cardinal Alessandro Albani. In collaboration with his brother, he created portraits and works aimed not only to the Savoyard House, but to the most important royal families: works were commissioned from

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and

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. Among his works, are seven portraits of Savoyard princesses preserved today at the

Palazzina Di Caccia of Stupinigi The Palazzina di caccia of Stupinigi (Italian language, Italian for 'hunting residence' of Stupinigi) is one of the Residences of the Royal House of Savoy in the Metropolitan City of Turin in northern Italy, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites ...

, various decorative overdoors for the residence of Venaria and a large painting depicting the family of Vittorio Amedeo III, in the

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. Duprà died at Turin in an advanced age, in 1784.Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (Rome: Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, 1993)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dupra, Giuseppe Painters from Turin 18th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Italian court painters 1703 births 1784 deaths 18th-century Italian male artists Artists from the Kingdom of Sardinia