About Antonio Capellan
Lived 1740 – 1793 (aged 52–53). Antonio Capellan was an Italian painter, printmaker and copper engraver.
Antonio Capellan (c. 1740 in Venice – 1793 in Rome) was an Italian engraver, active in a Neoclassical style.
He trained with Joseph Wagner. Capellan is best known for making engraved copies of masterworks of the Italian Renaissance found in private collections, which were published in Gavin Hamilton's work, Schola Italica Picturae.
He also engraved a series of portraits of cardinals titled "Calcographia R.C.A. apud Pedem Marmoreum". In 1759, he engraved portraits of Michelangelo and Giorgio Vasari for a volume of the life of Vasari, curated by Bottari.
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Who was Antonio Capellan?
Italian engraver
When was Antonio Capellan born?
Antonio Capellan was born in 1740 in Venice, Verona.
When did Antonio Capellan die?
Antonio Capellan died in 1793 in Rome.
What was Antonio Capellan's occupation?
Antonio Capellan was a painter, printmaker and copper engraver.
What nationality was Antonio Capellan?
Antonio Capellan was Italian.
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