Pietro CapelliPietro Capelli or Pietro Cappelli was an Italian painter of the Rococo, active in his native city of Naples.BiographyPietro Capelli was born in Naples around 1700. His father, Giuseppe Capelli, was a scenic designer at the Teatro San Bartolomeo in Naples. His brother, Giuseppe Capell, was a painter in Rome of scenographic decoration. Capelli trained under Francesco Solimena. He was active in quadratura, but also painted capricci and canvases with landscapes. He was a rival of Leonardo Coccorante. Grossi states that ''he was so full of imagination, and fast at painting, that he did not even sketch beforehand for his works.''