Antonio Calza
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Antonio Calza was an Italian
painter of the Baroque
period. Born in Verona. He was the pupil of the Bolognese
painter Carlo Cignani
, then under Jacques Courtois
. Guglielmo Capodoro Paganini and Giovanni Batista Canziani were his pupils. Calza, who worked mostly in Bologna, is known for painting historical and battle-paintings.
Italy
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painter of the Baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
period. Born in Verona. He was the pupil of the Bolognese
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
painter Carlo Cignani
Carlo Cignani
Carlo Cignani was an Italian painter of the Bolognese and of the Forlivese school, active in the Baroque period....
, then under Jacques Courtois
Jacques Courtois
Jacques Courtois was a French painter.-Biography:He was born at Saint-Hippolyte, near Besançon. His father was a painter, and with him Jacques remained studying up to the age of fifteen...
. Guglielmo Capodoro Paganini and Giovanni Batista Canziani were his pupils. Calza, who worked mostly in Bologna, is known for painting historical and battle-paintings.