▁born ▁into ▁a ▁prominent ▁family ▁of ▁Fr ass in ello ▁Mon fer r ato ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁canon ▁of ▁the ▁Colleg i ata ▁di ▁Santa ▁Maria ▁di ▁Pia zza ▁in ▁Cas ale . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁thought ▁probable ▁that ▁he ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁family ▁as ▁the ▁Cas al ese ▁painter ▁Pier ▁Francesco ▁G ual a ▁( 1 6 9 8 – 1 7 5 7 ). ▁ ▁Works ▁Church es ▁attributed ▁to ▁G ual a ▁include : ▁At ▁Fr ass in ello ▁ ▁The ▁chap el ▁of ▁San ▁Bern ardo , ▁of ▁un pl aster ed ▁brick ▁and ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁open ▁coun tr ys ide . ▁ ▁The ▁chiesa ▁par oc ch iale ▁dell ’ Ass unta , ▁re built ▁by ▁G ual a ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 0 / 6 0 . ▁At ▁Cas ale ▁ ▁San ▁Giuseppe ▁in ▁Via ▁L anza . ▁ ▁Santo ▁Stef ano ▁( 1 6 5 3 ) ▁in ▁Pia zza ▁Santo ▁Stef ano . ▁ ▁San ▁Fil ipp o ▁in ▁Via ▁Bibli oteca . ▁ ▁Santa ▁Maria ▁sulle ▁M ura ▁( also ▁Madonna ▁di ▁Pom pe i ▁and ▁La ▁Mad onn ina ) ▁in ▁V iale ▁Mor oz zo , ▁with ▁a ▁secondary ▁entrance ▁from ▁Via ▁S ale tta , ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 6 7 5 ▁to ▁contain ▁a ▁fres co ▁of ▁the ▁Madonna ▁upon ▁which ▁‘ mi rac ul ous ’ ▁tears ▁had ▁been ▁observed . ▁The ▁image , ▁which ▁also ▁dep ict s ▁the ▁infant ▁Jesus ▁and ▁Saint ▁E