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- ↑ Pittura e scultura in Piemonte 1842-1891: Catalogo cronografico illustrato, by A. Stella, page 78.
- ↑ Wounded Gladiator is part of the collection at the Galleria d'Arte Moderna, Milan.
- ↑ Istituto Matteucci biography.
- ↑ Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti, by Angelo de Gubernatis. Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier, 1889, page 375-376.
- ↑ Art Gallery of Hamilton.
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