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Antonio Baldi (c.1692–1768) was an Italian painter and engraver of the late-
Antonio Baldi (c.1692–1768) was an Italian painter and engraver of the late-Baroque
The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including t ...
period. He was born at Cava de' Tirreni
Cava de' Tirreni (; Cilentan: ''A Càva'') is a city and ''comune'' in the region of Campania, Italy, in the province of Salerno, northwest of the town of Salerno. It lies in a richly cultivated valley surrounded by wooded hills, and is a pop ...
in the kingdom of Naples
The Kingdom of Naples ( la, Regnum Neapolitanum; it, Regno di Napoli; nap, Regno 'e Napule), also known as the Kingdom of Sicily, was a state that ruled the part of the Italian Peninsula south of the Papal States between 1282 and 1816. It was ...
. After training under Solimena, he became a pupil of Andreas Magliar and studied the art of engraving. He chiefly resided at Naples
Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...
, where he occasionally worked as a scenic designer in collaboration with Vincenzo Re
Vincenzo Re (1695–1762) was an Italian scenic designer. Born in Parma, Re began his career in Turin. In 1737 he became the assistant designer under Pietro Righini at the newly formed Teatro di San Carlo, ultimately replacing him as head designer ...
. He died in Naples in 1768.
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1690s births 1768 deaths 18th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Italian engravers Italian Baroque painters Painters from Naples 18th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-engraver-stub