Antonio Gionima was an Italian

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 painter of the late-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 Padua

Padua

Padua is a city and comune in the Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Padua and the economic and communications hub of the area. Padua's population is 212,500 . The city is sometimes included, with Venice and Treviso, in the Padua-Treviso-Venice Metropolitan Area, having...

, where his father Simone Gionima (a pupil of Cesare Gennari

Cesare Gennari

Cesare Gennari was an Italian painter of Baroque period. His Saint Mary Magdalene is in the Pinacoteca Civica di Cento...

) and grandfather had been artists, he was first educated by his father, then by Aureliano Milani

Aureliano Milani

Aureliano Milani was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period, active in Bologna and Rome.He was a pupil of Cesare Gennari and Lorenzo Pasinelli in Bologna, although he also adhered to a style derived from the Carracci. He took up his residence in Rome, being ill able to support a family of...

, and then by Giuseppe Maria Crespi. He died young, leaving works highly prized at Bologna

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,...

. His picture of St. Florian and accompanying martyrs was engraved by Girolamo Mattioli

Girolamo Mattioli

Girolamo Mattioli was an Italian painter and engraver of the late-Baroque period, active in Bologna.He was a pupil of Lorenzo Sabbatini, who also became a follower of the Caracci. His works were distributed among different patrons, particularly in that of the noble family of Zani.-References:...

; and a grand canvas depicting the History of Haman was painted for the Ranuzzi family. He died at the age of 35 years.