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<p> an [[Italian]] painter, was born at [[Verona]] in 1666, and studied three years under Antonio Belucci. In 1694 he gained the prize of the [[Academy]] of St. Luke, and was employed to paint several pictures for the churches and palaces of Rome. Balestra established a school in Venice, and his example and lectures promoted the fame of that school. In the | Antonio Balestra <ref name="term_22498" /> | ||
==References == | <p> an [[Italian]] painter, was born at [[Verona]] in 1666, and studied three years under Antonio Belucci. In 1694 he gained the prize of the [[Academy]] of St. Luke, and was employed to paint several pictures for the churches and palaces of Rome. Balestra established a school in Venice, and his example and lectures promoted the fame of that school. In the Church of Santa Maria Mater Domini at [[Venice]] is one of his best works, representing the Nativity; and in the Church of Sant' Ignazio at [[Bologna]] is a picture by him of the [[Virgin]] and Infant, with St. [[Ignatius]] and St. Stanislaus. His other works are, Two [[Soldiers]] - one standing, the other sitting: '''''—''''' The Virgin Mary in the [[Clouds]] with St. John: '''''—''''' The Three [[Angels]] with Abraham. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_22498"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/balestra,+antonio Antonio Balestra from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_22498"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/balestra,+antonio Antonio Balestra from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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