Giovanni Marracci

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Giovanni Marracci (1637-1703) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, who trained in Rome in the studio of Pietro da Cortona, but worked independently in Lucca and neighboring towns. Among his masterpieces is a Coronation of Santa Teresa (now in Museo Nazionale di Villa Guinigi, Lucca). He also frescoed the cupola of the chapel of Sant'Ignazio in the church of San Giovanni in Lucca.

In September 16, 2005, the Carabinieri of Lucca, arrested monsignor Giuseppe Ghilarducci, aged 70, director of the Archive of Lucca's Cathedral Museum on suspicion of possessing stolen property, including chalices, altar cloths, and a canvas by Marracci from the Gello Church in Pescaglia.