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Raffaele Ciappa (born Fanno 1760 - died after 1820s) was an Italian painter, active in a Neoclassical style. He was active mostly as a copyist and restorer.

Biography

He was active in Naples. Along with Andrea Celestino, he help restore and design protections for antique Roman fresco paintings at Pompei. In Naples, among his pupils were Giuliano Crognale and Raffaele Carelli.

References

1. Nuovo giornale de' letterati, Volumes 12-13, 1826 page 148.
2. Ricerche su l'origine, su i progressi, e sul decadimento delle arti, 1821, by Giovanni Battista Gennaro Grossi, page 28.

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