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He was a scholar of considerable attainments, and held a position of dignity in his native city. He was head of the Milanese Academy founded by Cardinal Frederigo Borromeo , and he was the teacher of Guercino .

He is most famous as a painter; though his figures are neither natural nor graceful, his colouring is good, and his designs full of ideal beauty.


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