Antonio Dardani

He was born in Bologna in 1677 and then apprenticed with Angelo Michele Toni, from there he went to learn with Giovanni Maria Viani.

Returning to Bologna, he painted a Virgin and Saints altarpiece for an altar in the church of Santa Maria del Pianto, which was placed in the Castle San Pietro, and replaced by an altarpiece dedicated to Saints Barbara and Donino.

For Count Zani he painted some rooms in his country home, then in 1707 went to Macerata with Carlo Rambaldi, for the service of Bonacursi, and afterwards in Rome for pleasure.

For the Dominican fathers, he depicted St Vincent Ferrer resuscitates a dead child.

He painted many transient decorations for funeral exequies, as well as scenes for operas and theater, both in Bologna and abroad.