About Antonio Rolli
Lived 1643 – 1695 (aged 51–52). Antonio Rolli was a painter.
Antonio Rolli or Roli (1643–1695) is an Italian painter active painting quadrature during the Baroque period, mainly in his native Bologna.
Biography He trained with Angelo Michele Colonna and worked alongside his brother Giuseppe or Gioseffo Maria Rolli (1645-1727), 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 (or Giuseppe) helped complete the work. He helped decorate the oratory of Santa Maria della Neve, Bologna.
Giuseppe Antonio Caccioli trained with the Rolli brothers.
He is said to have died by jumping off a bridge near the church of San Paolo de' Barnabiti.
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Who was Antonio Rolli?
Italian artist, 1643-1696 (1643–1695)
When was Antonio Rolli born?
Antonio Rolli was born in 1643 in Bologna.
When did Antonio Rolli die?
Antonio Rolli died in 1695 in Bologna.
What was Antonio Rolli's occupation?
Antonio Rolli was a painter.
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