Lazzaro Baldi

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Lazzaro Baldi (c. 1624-1703) Italian painter of the of the Baroque period, active mainly in Rome. Baldi was born in Pistoia and died in Rome . He was part of the large studio of Pietro da Cortona, and became adept at fresco technique. He painted a David and Goliath for Alexander VII in the Palazzo Quirinale. He also painted in fresco (1658) for the church of San Giovanni in Oleo, as well as a fresco of San Giovanni in Patmos(1660-1665) for San Giovanni in Laterano. He also painted an altarpiece of the Martyrdom of St. Lazarus for the church of Santi Luca e Martina. In 1679, he became principe of the Accademia di San Luca in Rome^[1]. He also worked in Camerino, Pistoia, and Perugia. He died in Rome. As an engraver, Baldi is known for a plate on The Conversion of St. Paul.

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1. ^ Some Drawings by Lazzaro Baldi, by Nicholas Turner. The Burlington Magazine (1979). p. 154.

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