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Francesco Paglia (1636 – c. 1714) was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period mainly active in Brescia. He was a pupil of Guercino. He was also wrote a description of paintings in Brescia using both prose and poetry titled il Giardino della Pittura (The Garden of Painting). A copy of the manuscript was in the hands of the Avogadro family which was known for their local patronage. Paglia also painted a St. Onofrio in the desert for the church of San Barnaba.