Pier-Sante Cicala

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Pier-Sante Cicala (14 February 1664–29 December 1727) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, born and active in Ascoli Piceno. After dallying with priesthood, he became a painter, manuscript illuminator, and architect. He trained in the former with Ludovico Trasi. He learned military architectural designs from Captain Celso Saccoccia. He painted both sacred subjects and still lifes.[1]

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  1. ^ Descrizione Delle Pitture Sculture Architetture ed altre cose rare Della Insigne Citta delle Ascoli nelle Marca; by Baldassarre Orsini, Stamperia Baduelliana, Perugia, 1790. page 237-238.