Giovanni Antonio Zaddei (January 17, 1729 - unknown) was an Italian

Italy

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 painter of the Baroque

Baroque

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 period, mainly active in Ferrara

Ferrara

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Born in Brescia

Brescia

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, Zaddei studied with Antonio Paglia, then in 1746, he moved to Bologna

Bologna

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 to work under Giuseppe Marchesi

Giuseppe Marchesi

Giuseppe Marchesi was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Bologna. He was also known as il Sansone. He was a pupil of the painter Marcantonio Franceschini and Aureliano Milani....

, then five years later worked under Giovanni Battista Cignaroli. In 1754 he returned to Brescia, and also painted altarpieces for Gottolengo

Gottolengo

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, Portesio, Coccaglio

Coccaglio

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