Antonio Rolli
Antonio Rolli or Roli (1643–1695) is an Italian painter active painting quadrature during the Baroque art|Baroque period, mainly in his native Bologna.
He trained with Angelo Michele Colonna and worked alongside his brother Giuseppe Rolli (or Gioseffo) who painted the figures. He painted the ceiling (1695) for the church of San Paolo Maggiore, Bologna. He died from a fall from a scaffold while completing this work. Paolo Guidi and his brother Gioseffo helped complete the work.[1] He helped decorate the oratory of Santa Maria della Neve, Bologna.
References
- ↑ L'Abcedario pittorico, by Pellegrino Antonio Orlandi, page 73.
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