Antonio Buonfigli Explained

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]

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=uL0-AAAAcAAJ Notizie istoriche degli intagliatori
2. https://books.google.com/books?id=q6HqAAAAMAAJ La Pinacoteca nazionale di Siena: i dipinti
3. https://books.google.com/books?id=1c1iAAAAcAAJ Cenni storico-artistici di Siena e suoi suburbia
4. https://books.google.com/books?id=k2VMAAAAYAAJ Memorie e documenti per servire alla storia di Lucca