Antonio Calza
Illustration — Battle with Turks, oil on canvas, National Gallery of Slovenia, Ljubljana Antonio Calza (1658 – 18 April 1725) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, known for his historical and battle paintings.
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Antonio Calza
Luigi Crespi · Luigi Crespi, Vite de' pittori Bolognesi non descritte nella Felsina pittrice, Roma, Marco Pagliarini, 1769 · Public domain
- Born
- 1658 · Verona.
- Died
- 1725 · Verona.
- Nationality
- Republic of Venice
- Occupation
- painter · artist
- Fields
- battle · landscape
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Illustration — Battle with Turks, oil on canvas, National Gallery of Slovenia, Ljubljana Antonio Calza (1658 – 18 April 1725) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, known for his historical and battle paintings.
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Guglielmo Capodoro and Giovanni Battista Canziani are recorded as having studied under Antonio Calza. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are battle and landscape. Places of work recorded in the authority are Bologna, Rome and Verona. Work by Antonio Calza is recorded in the collections of Hessen Kassel Heritage, Bratislava City Gallery, Castelvecchio Museum, Gemäldegalerie Berlin and The Wilson.
Antonio Calza was born in Verona to a jeweler. He was the pupil of the Bolognese painter Carlo Cignani, then moved to Rome to work under Jacques Courtois. Guglielmo Capodoro (Paganini) and Giovanni Battista Canziani were his pupils. Calza, who worked mostly in Bologna, is known for painting historical and battle paintings. In 1675, he reconciled with his father, and married an 88-year-old widow. He was to marry three times, the last in 1710 to a painter of flower still lifes. He painted in Milan for General Martini, and in Vienna for Prince Eugenie, including portraits of the Prince and the Emperor. He died in Verona on April 18, 1725. • Illustration — Antonio Calza - Battle in front of the walls af a fortified town, oil on canvas, National Gallery of Slovenia, Ljubljana • Illustration — Battle Scene, priv. col. • Illustration — An Episode from the Battle of Belgrade, priv. col. • Illustration — Battle Scene, Castelvecchio Museum, Verona
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