Antonio Buonfigli

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]

An inventory of works in Siena from 1840, listed the following works:[3]

  • Paintings, Sacristy of the Oratorio del Rosario.
  • Paintings, Educatorio di Santa Maria Maddalena
  • Crucifix, Badia Nuova
  • Dead Jesus altarpiece, Parish church of Santo Stefano alla Lizza
  • Painting, Oratorio degli Artisti, Church of San Vigilio
  • Santa Cecilia, Sacristy of Siena Cathedral
  • Painting, Pieve di San Giovanni

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

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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