Francesco Capella
Italian painter
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| Intro | Italian painter | |
| A.K.A. | Francesco Daggiu Daggiu Cappella Francesco Cappella Francesco Daggiù | |
| A.K.A. | Francesco Daggiu Daggiu Cappella Francesco Cappella Francesco Daggiù | |
| Places | Italy | |
| was | Painter | |
| Work field | Arts | |
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| Birth | 1 January 1714, Venice, Province of Venice, Veneto, Italy | |
| Death | 1 January 1784Bergamo, Province of Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy (aged 70 years) |
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Francesco Capella (1714–1784), called Il Capella and Francesco Dagiu, was a scholar of Giovanni Battista Piazzetta. He was born in Venice, Italy. He painted history, and was chiefly employed for the churches at Bergamo, and by the state. One of his best pictures is 'St. George and the Dragon,' in the church of San Bonate.