Agostino Cottolengo

After a stay in Turin, he returned to Bra, where he established an art school.

From 1832 to 1834, he completed four canvases depicting the Life of St John the Baptist for the church of the Battuti Neri (Black Hoods).

He painted a large oval Martyrdom of St Andrew for the church of Sant’Andrea; now found in the Santuario Nuovo della Madonna dei Fiori.

He painted a Blessed Sebastiano Valfrè surrounded by the poor and a Sant’Antonio Abate for the parish church of San Giovanni.

He painted a large oval canvas depicting the Risen Christ for the church of the Battuti Bianchi (White Hoods).