Antonio Balestra
(1666–1740) Italian painter (1666-1740)
Antonio Balestra (1666–1740) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Antonio Balestra belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.
Antonio Balestra was born in Verona and died in Verona. Antonio Balestra studied under Carlo Maratta. Antonio Balestra worked in Verona, Bologna, Rome, and Venice. The students included Giambattista Pittoni.
One of the best-known works is ‘Mary weeps over the dead Christ’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 39 works by Antonio Balestra with free images. The dated works span the years 1650–1750. Works by Antonio Balestra are held by several collections, among them Nationalmuseum, Castelvecchio Museum, Royal Collection, and drawings in the National Gallery of Art. Wikidata links one work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘The Renaissance’.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Bernhard Francke, Johan Richter, Pierre Legros d.y., Benedetto Luti, and Anna Maria Ehrenstrahl.