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 Siena ( , ; lat, Sena Iulia) is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena. The city is historically linked to commercial and banking activities, having been a major banking center until the 13th and 14th centuri ...

. 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 The Pinacoteca Nazionale is a national museum in Siena, Tuscany, Italy. Inaugurated in 1932, it houses especially late medieval and Renaissance paintings from Italian artists. It is housed in the Brigidi and Buonsignori palaces in the city's cente ...

. 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 Santo Stefano alla Lizza is a Baroque style, Roman Catholic church located on Via dei Gazzani, in the city of Siena, region of Tuscany, Italy. It belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino. Overview A Roman ...

*Painting, Oratorio degli Artisti, Church of

San Vigilio Saint Vigilius of Trent ( it, San Vigilio di Trento, german: Vigilius von Trient; c. 353 – 26 June 405) is venerated as the patron saint and bishop of Trent. He should not be confused with the pope of the same name. Life According to tradit ...

*''Santa Cecilia'', Sacristy of

Siena Cathedral Siena Cathedral ( it, Duomo di Siena) is a medieval church in Siena, Italy, dedicated from its earliest days as a Roman Catholic Marian church, and now dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. It was the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Siena, and ...

*Painting, Pieve di San Giovanni An Antonio Buonfigli (1794 - 1874) from Lucca was known as a singer and musician.Memorie e documenti per servire alla storia di Lucca
Volume 12, pages 229-232.

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1680 births 1750 deaths 17th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 18th-century Italian painters Painters from Siena Italian Baroque painters 18th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-17thC-stub