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Carlo Coppola

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Carlo Coppola (17th century) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active in his natal city of Naples. He was a pupil of the battle-painter Aniello Falcone, and was adept at the same topic. He is said to have enjoyed himself during the day, thus spent nights painting by candle-light, only within a short time, to become blind

References

  • Minieri-Riccio, Camillo (1844). Memorie storiche degli scrittori nati nel regno di Napoli. Tipografia dell'Aquila di V. Puzziello, Chiostro di San Tomasso d'Aquino, Naples; Digitized by Googlebooks April 18,2006. pp. page 106. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help)