Felice Giani

Born in San Sebastiano Curone near Alessandria,[citation needed] he moved to Pavia.

In Faenza he was involved in a prolific series of projects including the fresco decoration of the Laderchi, Naldi and Milzetti Palaces.

He befriended the Napoleonic French leaders, and travelled to Paris where he painted frescos in the villa of the Secretary of State of the Kingdom of Italy.

He returned to Faenza in 1796 -1797 as a collaborator of Serafino Lodovico Barozzi, and helped in the decoration of the Galleria dei Cento Pacifici.

In Faenza, Giani created a studio which had as pupils Gaetano Bertolani, Antonio Trentanove, the brothers Ballanti Graziani, and Marcantonio Trifogli.