Tommaso Martini (Bivongi, Calabria, 1688 – 5 January 1755) was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period.

Biography

By 1723, he had moved to Naples. He is said to have trained with Francesco Solimena, and later under Luca Giordano. He was active in Naples and Rome.[1] He painted an altarpiece of "Virgin and Saints" for the church of Chiesa della SS. Trinità in Petrizzi.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Encyclopedia Treccani, Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani - Volume 71 (2008), entry by Francesca Mangiola.
  2. ↑ Scuole24 Ore article on Petrizzi altarpiece.


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