- Ercole Lelli
Ercole Lelli (1702-1762) was an Italian painter of the late-
Baroque , active mainly in Northern Italy, including his native city ofBologna , as well asPadua andPiacenza .He was a pupil of
Giovanni Pietro Zanotti . He excelled in the study of the anatomy of the human body as well as painting; and helped prepare artistic anatomical wax displays at the Bolognese University [ [http://www.museopalazzopoggi.unibo.it/esposizioni_virtuali/rappresentare_il_corpo/lelli.html Exhibit of Anatomic Art] ] . A few pictures are extant, including a "Virgin and child with St. Anthony of Padua and St. Clara" for the church of Sant' Andrea delle Scuole at Bologna; and a "St. Fidèle" for the church of the Cappuccini atPiacenza . He was an eminent teacher of design, and became director of the Academy at Bologna, the city where he died. He has also left some engravings, such as "Hagar and Islimael".References
*cite book| first=Michael| last=Bryan| year=1889| title="Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, Biographical and Critical" (Volume II L-Z)| editor = Walter Armstrong & Robert Edmund Graves| pages= page 39| publisher=George Bell and Sons|location=York St. #4, Covent Garden, London; Original from Fogg Library, Digitized May 18, 2007 |id= |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=K2cCAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1&dq=Michael+Bryan+Painters+Engravers#PPP7,M1| authorlink=
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