Antonio Ridolfi

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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]

Madonna and Child with Saints Dominic and Bernard, 1856

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

Palazzo Pubblico of Siena, and in the Museo Cassioli of Asciano.[4]

Among his works are a Portrait of Sallustio Bandini[5] and Santa Perpetua comforts her father.[6]

Ridolfi died in 1900 in Siena.

References

  1. ^ Regional tourist site for Crete Senesi.
  2. ^ Istituto Matteucci biography.
  3. ^ Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti, by Angelo de Gubernatis. Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier, 1889, page 414.
  4. ^ Crete Sensei website.
  5. ^ Istituto Matteucci
  6. ^ Santa Perpetua comforts her father from Museo Cassioli.