Antonio Pachera
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Antonio Pachera was an Italian
painter, born in Verona
. He initially apprenticed with Marco Marcola
. He was the son of Francesco Pachera. He taught in the local academy of painters. Luigi Frisoni
was one of his pupils. He painted the Bishop St. Zeno and St. Toscana for the chiesa degli Esposti. For the church of S. Maria della Scala, he painted the altarpiece of the chapel of S. Maria Maddalena, depicting S. Luigi Gonzaga in glory, above purgatorial souls. For the church of the Riformati, a Triumphal Christ enters Jerusalem. For the church of St. Theresa, he painted a St. Luigi Gonzaga in glory, as seen by the ecstatic St. Maria Maddalena de' Pazzi. For the Pellegrini palace, he frescoed a room with quadratura by Pasquale Cioffo. Fo the casa Arvedi alle Campane, he painted scenes from Ovid's Metamorphosis. At age 21 years, he had won a first prize in painting from the Accademia di Parma.
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painter, born in Verona
Verona
Verona ; German Bern, Dietrichsbern or Welschbern) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy, with approx. 265,000 inhabitants and one of the seven chef-lieus of the region. It is the second largest city municipality in the region and the third of North-Eastern Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona...
. He initially apprenticed with Marco Marcola
Marco Marcola
Marco Marcola was an Italian painter, born and mainly active in Verona. He initially apprenticed with his father Giovanni Battista Marcola. On of his pupils was Antonio Pachera.-Sources:...
. He was the son of Francesco Pachera. He taught in the local academy of painters. Luigi Frisoni
Luigi Frisoni
Luigi Frisoni was an Italian painter, born in Verona. He initially apprenticed with Antonio Pachera. He taught in the local academy of painters.-Sources:...
was one of his pupils. He painted the Bishop St. Zeno and St. Toscana for the chiesa degli Esposti. For the church of S. Maria della Scala, he painted the altarpiece of the chapel of S. Maria Maddalena, depicting S. Luigi Gonzaga in glory, above purgatorial souls. For the church of the Riformati, a Triumphal Christ enters Jerusalem. For the church of St. Theresa, he painted a St. Luigi Gonzaga in glory, as seen by the ecstatic St. Maria Maddalena de' Pazzi. For the Pellegrini palace, he frescoed a room with quadratura by Pasquale Cioffo. Fo the casa Arvedi alle Campane, he painted scenes from Ovid's Metamorphosis. At age 21 years, he had won a first prize in painting from the Accademia di Parma.