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self-portrait 20 april 1875 rome bergamo 200px italian painting 12 july 1801 francesco jpg coghetti by francesco coghetti -lrb- 1802-1875 -rrb- . francesco coghetti
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francesco coghetti

francesco coghetti -lrb- 12 july 1801 -- rome , 20 april 1875 -rrb- was an italian painter .
he was instructed in painting by diotti di casalmaggiore in the accademia carrara of bergamo .
he went afterwards to rome , where he became a disciple of camuccini , and studied the works of raphael .
he is sometimes confused with his contemporary , and sometimes collaboratoring painter , luigi cochetti .
he presided for many years over the academy of san luca at rome , and was the representative of classic art in the early part of the 19th century .
among works are : two altar-pieces at the accademia carrara .
several frescoes for the palazzo morlachi in bergamo .
frescoes in the cupola of the bergamo cathedral .
`` scenes from the life of alexander '' .
`` the four elements '' .
`` the triumph of bacchus '' .
`` the battle of the amazons '' ; frescoes -lrb- 1837 -- 1839 -rrb- , now lost , for the villa torlonia , rome .
`` the assumption '' for a church in porto maurizio .
ceiling frescoes of angels and prophets ; `` julius ii lays the first stone of the st. peter 's basilica '' and `` sixtus iv blesses armies fighting turks '' , and `` christ clears moneylenders from the temple '' -lrb- presbytery -rrb- ; -lrb- 1846 -- 1849 -rrb- for the cathedral in savona .
`` pope eugene iii blesses the armies of amadeo ii leaving for a crusade '' commissioned by queen maria cristina in 1846 for the castle of aglié .
`` martyrdom of st. lawrence '' -lrb- sacristy -rrb- and `` st stephen martyrdom '' -lrb- chapel -rrb- for san paolo fuori le mura in 1853 .
