Pellegrino Piola

Italian painter
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Quick Facts

IntroItalian painter
A.K.A.Pellegro Piola
A.K.A.Pellegro Piola
PlacesItaly
wasPainter
Work fieldArts
Gender
Male
Birth9 May 1617, Genoa, Italy
Death25 November 1640Genoa, Italy (aged 23 years)
Star signTaurus
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Biography

Pellegrino Piola (1617 – 25 November 1640), also called Pellegro Piola or il Pellegro, was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active in Genoa.

He was born in Genoa, and at the age of twelve, apprenticed with Domenico and Giovanni Battista Capellino. He was the elder brother of the painter Domenico Piola. He was murdered during an altercation in Genoa, some claim by either his master or an elder painter envious of his skill. His brother was Domenico Piola.

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