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Francesco Colelli (1734–1820) was an Italian painter, active in Calabria.

Early life

He was born in Nicastro, now part of Lamezia Terme in Calabria.

Career

He painted in a provincial, late-Baroque style which would have been prevalent a century before. He often painted religious frescoes in churches, including a Deposition from the Cross for the church of the Veterana in Cosenza, stolen in 1960. He also painted a Last Supper (1762), for the Cathedral of Nicastro.

References

1. Comune of Lamezia Terme Archived 2014-09-03 at the Wayback Machine website.

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