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Marco Antonio Ghislina (1676–1756) was an Italian painter, active mainly in 
He was born in Descrizione dello stato fisico-politico-statistico-storico della Provincia e Diocesi di Cremona
Volume 1, by Angelo Grandi, page 126.
Casalmaggiore
Casalmaggiore ( Casalasco-Viadanese: ) is a ''comune'' in the province of Cremona, Lombardy, Italy, located across the Po River. It was the birthplace of Italian composers Ignazio Donati and Andrea Zani.
It became worldwide famous thanks to its ...
and Cremona
Cremona (, also ; ; lmo, label= Cremunés, Cremùna; egl, Carmona) is a city and ''comune'' in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po river in the middle of the ''Pianura Padana'' ( Po Valley). It is the capital of th ...
, painting sacred subjects in a 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 ...
-style.
He was born in Casalmaggiore
Casalmaggiore ( Casalasco-Viadanese: ) is a ''comune'' in the province of Cremona, Lombardy, Italy, located across the Po River. It was the birthplace of Italian composers Ignazio Donati and Andrea Zani.
It became worldwide famous thanks to its ...
, Italy. From a young age was inclined to painting. He moved to Cremona at a young age, and was active for many years there. It is not known who was his master there. He painted in the church of the Santissima Annunciata (Chiesa dell'ex Ospedale) in Casalmaggiore. He was aided in his work by his wife and daughter.
Volume 1, by Angelo Grandi, page 126.
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1676 births 1756 deaths 17th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 18th-century Italian painters Italian Baroque painters Painters from Cremona 18th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-18thC-stub