Pietro Antoniani

Pietro Antoniani (Milan, circa 1740 - 1805) was an Italian painter, mainly of sea- and landscapes, often animated with figures, but also of historical subjects.

[1] Like his Giacinto Gigante in the next generation, and appealing to British tastes, the exotic volcanic eruptions of Vesuvius were a popular subject for the artist.

He was likely a pupil of Jacob Philipp Hackert and the precursors of the School of Posillipo.

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