Antonio Bonfanti (active 1600) was an Italian painter. He was also called ''Il Torricella''. He was a native of

Ferrara Ferrara (, ; egl, Fràra ) is a city and ''comune'' in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, capital of the Province of Ferrara. it had 132,009 inhabitants. It is situated northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main stream ...

, 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.Catalogo istorico de' pittori e scultori ferraresi e delle opere loro
by Cesare Cittadella, page 336. He was a pupil or follower of

Guercino Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (February 8, 1591 – December 22, 1666),Miller, 1964 better known as Guercino, or il Guercino , was an Italian Baroque painter and draftsman from Cento in the Emilia region, who was active in Rome and Bologna. The vig ...

. His brother Giulio was also a painter.

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* * 17th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Painters from Ferrara Italian Baroque painters Year of death unknown Year of birth unknown {{Italy-painter-stub