Antonio Buonfigli

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Antonio or Antonio d'Ariodante Buonfigli (1680 - circa 1750) was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period.

Biography

He was born and active in Siena. Leonardo Massimiliano de Vegni, an engraver, was one of his pupils. [1] Buonfigli painted a Baptism of St Trofimo found in the Pinacoteca Nazionale di Siena. [2]

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An Antonio Buonfigli (1794 - 1874) from Lucca was known as a singer and musician. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Notizie istoriche degli intagliatori, Volume 3, by Giovanni Gori Gandellini, page 289.
  2. ↑ La Pinacoteca nazionale di Siena: i dipinti, Volume 3, By Piero Torriti, page 602.
  3. ↑ Cenni storico-artistici di Siena e suoi suburbia, Editore Onorato Porri, Siena.
  4. ↑ Memorie e documenti per servire alla storia di Lucca, Volume 12, pages 229-232.



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