Antonio Ridolfi
Antonio Ridolfi (1824–1900) was an Italian painter noted for his paintings of sacred and historical subjects, as well as costume genre pieces.[1]
Biography
While born in
Buondelmonte dei Buondelmonti, nel momento in cui gli vien mostrata la Donati. At the 1884 National Exposition of Turin were displayed: Al tempio; Un fiore; and Nel tempio. Other works include Francesca da Rimini.[3]
Ridolfi painted the altarpiece depicting The Madonna in glory between Saints Peter and Paul for the parish church of Santi Pietro e Paolo in Mezzana. Other sacred works are found in the Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta in
Among his works are a Portrait of Sallustio Bandini[5] and Santa Perpetua comforts her father.[6]
Ridolfi died in 1900 in Siena.
References
- ^ Regional tourist site for Crete Senesi.
- ^ Istituto Matteucci biography.
- ^ Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti, by Angelo de Gubernatis. Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier, 1889, page 414.
- ^ Crete Sensei website.
- ^ Istituto Matteucci
- ^ Santa Perpetua comforts her father from Museo Cassioli.