Lodovico Buffetti

Lodovico Buffetti (Verona, 1722- December 7, 1821) was an Italian painter.

Biography

Born to a pharmacist, he trained in Verona under Simone Brentana, but moved and worked mainly in Vicenza. He painted sacred subjects. His son, Giuseppe Buffetti, also became a painter.

He painted an altarpiece depicting St Vincent Ferrer performing miracle for San Pietro in Monastero. He painted a Marriage of the Virgin and a Glory of St Joseph for the suppressed Oratory of Santa Caterina presso Ognissanti. He painted a St Augustine meditating on the Trinity for the church of Santa Eufemia. For the church of Santi Eleuterio e Barbara, he painted an Santi Coronati. For the church of the Filippini in Vicenza, he painted a St Anne, Virgin and young John the Baptist'; a Samaritana at the well with Jesus; and Dinner at Emmaus. He also painted for the churches for San Girolamo, San Jacopo, and Santa Maria Maddalena.

References

• Zannandreis, Diego (1891). Giuseppe Biadego (ed.). Le vite dei pittori, scultori e architetti veronesi. Stabilimento Tipo-Litografico G. Franchini, Verona; Digitized by Googlebooks from University of California copy on Feb 22, 2007. p. 422.