Giuseppe Maria Avanzi

Place: Ferrara

Born: 1645

Death: 1718

Biography:

Giuseppe Avanzi was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, mainly active in Ferrara. He was born on August 30, 1645, in Ferrara, Italy, and died on May 29, 1718, in the same city. Avanzi was trained by Cattaneo in Ferrara and was a prolific painter of religious canvases in his natal city. He painted for the Certosa of Ferrara and the church of the Madonna della Pieta. Avanzi was granted the church of Santo Stefano or San Stefano Protomartire in 1657, which was once belonged to the church of San Silvestro. The interior of the church has altarpieces or work by Giacomo Parolini, Ippolito Scarsella, Carlo Bononi, Gaetano Gandolfi, Paganini, Giuseppe Avanzi, and Antonio Randa.