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School of Art
Aberystwyth University
Buarth Mawr
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
SY23 1NG

Tel: +44 (0)1970 622460

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Email: artschool@aber.ac.uk


Display artist/maker:

Giovanni Andrea Podesta

Born: 1608, Italy, Genoa   Died: 1674, Genoa

Printmaker and painter. Worked in the studio of Giovanni Battista Paggi (1554-1627) in 1627 and studied with Giovanni Andrea de Ferrari (1598–1669) and Domenico Fiasella (1589-1669) before going to Rome. He is known predominantly for his etchings made in Rome between 1636 and 1661, and his paintings are, with a few exceptions, in the style of Poussin. Podesta became a member of the Accademia di S Luca in Rome in 1650

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