Nunzio Ferraiuoli
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Nunzio Ferraiuoli was an Italian
painter of the Baroque
period. Born in Nocera de' Pagani (presumably Nocera Inferiore
), he was a pupil of the painter Luca Giordano
and although later in life traveled to Bologna
, where he was influenced by that school of painting. He collaborated with Francesco Monti
.
Italy
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painter of the Baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
period. Born in Nocera de' Pagani (presumably Nocera Inferiore
Nocera Inferiore
Nocera Inferiore, formerly Nocera dei Pagani, is a town and comune in Campania, Italy, in the province of Salerno, at the foot of Monte Albino, 20 km east-south-east of Naples by rail.-History:...
), he was a pupil of the painter Luca Giordano
Luca Giordano
Luca Giordano was an Italian late Baroque painter and printmaker in etching. Fluent and decorative, he worked successfully in Naples and Rome, Florence and Venice, before spending a decade in Spain....
and although later in life traveled to Bologna
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
, where he was influenced by that school of painting. He collaborated with Francesco Monti
Francesco Monti (Bologna)
Francesco Monti was an Italian painter, of the late-Baroque.Born in Bologna, and first a pupil of Sigismondo Caula in Modena , then of Giovanni Gioseffo dal Sole in Bologna. He worked in Brescia, starting in 1738, painting frescoes on the vault of the church of Santa Maria della Pace. In 1741 he...
.