Pietro Ercole Fava, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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painter
Date of Birth: 21-Sep-1669
Place of Birth: Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Date of Death: 07-Jun-1744
Profession: painter
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Pietro Ercole Fava
- Count Pietro Ercole Fava (21 September 1669 – 7 June 1744) was a Bolognese nobleman, who distinguished himself not only as a patron of art, but also as an amateur. Fava was born at Bologna in 1669.
- He studied art under L.
- Pasinelli, and was the protector and friend of Donato Creti and Ercole Graziani.
- He chiefly studied the works of the Carracci, whose style he preferred to every other.
- In the church of San Tommaso dal Mercato at Bologna is an altar-piece by him of the Virgin and Infant, with St.
- Albert, St.
- Paul, and other Saints; and at Ancona, in the cathedral, are the Adoration of the Magi, and the Resurrection.
- He was a member of the Clementine Academy.
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