Antonio Bonfanti Explained

Antonio Bonfanti (active 1600) was an Italian painter. He was also called Il Torricella.^[1] He was a native of Ferrara, where he painted a Presentation of Mary at Temple and Dispute among Doctors for the chancel of the church of San Francesco and a Holy Family for the church of La Santissima Trinità.^[2] He was a pupil or follower of Guercino. His brother Giulio was also a painter.

References

• Book: Bryan, Michael. 1886. Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, Biographical and Critical . I: A-K . Robert Edmund Graves . 154 . George Bell and Sons. London .
• Book: Davis, Bruce. Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Master drawings in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. 1997. Hudson Hills . 9781555951528. 48.

Notes and References

1. Book: A Biographical and Critical Dictionary of Painters and Engravers . Bryan, Michael . London . George Bell and Sons . 1878 . 95 . 31 March 2016.
2. https://books.google.com/books?id=GOEPAAAAQAAJ Catalogo istorico de' pittori e scultori ferraresi e delle opere loro