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Italian painter
Scipione Cappella
NationalityItalian
OccupationPainter

Scipione Cappella (active 1743) was an Italian historical painter. He was initially trained with his uncle, Domenico Viola, but then became a pupil of Francesco Solimena. He was known mainly for his ability to make copies of the latter master's paintings.

References

  1. De Dominici, Bernardo (1742). Vite dei Pittori, Scultori, ed Architetti Napolitani (Volume 3). Stamperia del Ricciardi, Naples. pp. 682–683.
  2. Indice degli artefici delle arti maggiori e minori, by Gaetano Angerio Guglielmo Filangieri, page 438.


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