Francesco Capella
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Francesco Capella called Il Capella and Francesco Dagiu, was a scholar of Giovanni Battista Piazzetta
Giovanni Battista Piazzetta
Giovanni Battista Piazzetta was an Italian rococo painter of religious subjects and genre scenes.-Biography:...

. He was born in Venice
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, Italy
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. He painted history, and was chiefly employed for the churches at Bergamo
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, and by the state. One of his best pictures is 'St. George and the Dragon,' in the church of San Bonate.
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