Pietro Capelli


Pietro Capelli was an Italian painter of the Rococo, active in his native city of Naples. He trained under Francesco Solimena. He was active in quadratura, but also painted canvases with landscapes.
He was a rival of Leonardo Coccorante. His father, Giuseppe Capelli, was a scenic designer at the Teatro San Bartolomeo in Naples. His brother, Giuseppe Cappelli was a painter in Rome of scenographic decoration. Grossi states that he was so full of imagination, and fast at painting, that he did not even sketch beforehand for his works.