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4 unusual facts about Domenico Quaglio the Younger


Domenico Quaglio

Domenico Quaglio the Younger (1787–1837), Italian painter, son of Giuseppe Quaglio

Domenico Quaglio the Younger

He was taught perspective and scene-painting by his father, and engraving by Mettenleiter and Karl Hess.

He was the second son of Giuseppe Quaglio and part of the large Quaglio pedigree of Italian artists involved in architecture, indoor fresco decoration, and scenography for the court theaters.

Giulio Quaglio the Elder

They are both part of a large family of artists and architects from the town of Laino, between Lake Garda and Lake Como, and which included Giuseppe Quaglio and his sons Lorenzo the younger, Simon, and Domenico; Lorenzo Quaglio the elder; and Giovanni Maria Quaglio and his son.



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