Giuseppe Perracini

Giuseppe Perracini or Peracini (Mirandola, 1672 – Bologna, 1754) was an Italian painter, active in a late Baroque style.

Biography

He trained under Giovanni Francesco Cassana of Modena, and then moved to Bologna, where he trained under Marcantonio Franceschini. Painting mainly history and sacred subjects, he was known as il Mirandolese. He painted an altarpiece for the church of San Martino Maggiore. He also painted many portraits.[1][2] Among his pupils was Giuseppe Andreoli.[3]

References
  1. Vite de' pittori bolognesi non descritte nella Felsina pittrice alla Maesta di Carlo Emanuele III. by Luigi Crespi, Stamperia di Marco Pagliarini, Rome, 1769, page 273.
  2. Biografie mirandolesi, Volume 3; by Felice Ceretti; Tipografia Grilli Candido, Mirandola; 1901; page 103-105.
  3. Biografie mirandolesi, Volume 1; by Felice Ceretti; Tipografia Grilli Candido, Mirandola; 1901; page 18-19.


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