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Raffaele Ciappa

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Raffaele Ciappa (born Fanno 1760 - died after 1820s) was an Italian painter, active in a Neoclassical style. He was active mostly as a copyist and restorer.

Biography

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He was active in Naples. Along with Andrea Celestino, he help restore and design protections for antique Roman fresco paintings at Pompei.[1] In Naples, among his pupils were Giuliano Crognale and Raffaele Carelli.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Nuovo giornale de' letterati, Volumes 12-13, 1826 page 148.
  2. ^ Ricerche su l'origine, su i progressi, e sul decadimento delle arti, 1821, by Giovanni Battista Gennaro Grossi, page 28.