- Francesco Capurro
Francesco Capurro was a 17th century Italian painter of the
Baroque period, mainly active inGenoa andModena . He was born inCamogli , just north of Genoa. He was one of the main pupils of the genoeseDomenico Fiasella . Also known as "Capuro". During a trip to Rome, he apparently influenced by the Caravaggisti painter from Naples,Jusepe Ribera . He was employed some time at the Court of Modena, and, died young at Genoa, of a malignant fever.References
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