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 then part of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. Leonardo Massimiliano de Vegni, an engraver, was one of his pupils. Buonfigli painted a Baptism of St Trofimo found in the Pinacoteca Nazionale di Siena.

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

• 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.

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