Antonio Fratacci (

Parma Parma (; ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmesan, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,986 inhabitants as of 2025, ...

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) was an Italian painter of the first half of the 18th century.

Biography

He was a pupil of

Ilario Spolverini Ilario Spolverini (1657–1734), known as Spolverini, was an Italian painter. Biography Spolverini was born in Parma. The influence of Mercanti’s master Francesco Monti (il Brescianino), Francesco Monti, known as Brescianino, is evident in ...

and later of

Carlo Cignani Carlo Cignani (; 15 May 1628 – 8 September 1719) was an Italian painter. His innovative style referred to as his 'new manner' introduced a reflective, intimate mood of painting and presaged the later pictures of Guido Reni and Guercino, as well ...

. He was active in 1738. He is known to have painted an altarpiece for the church of San Francesco in Reggio Emilia. he also painted for the churches of Sant'Alessandro, San Eustorgio,

Santa Maria della Scala Santa Maria della Scala (English: Mary of the Staircase) is a titular church, titular churches of Rome, church in Rome, Italy, located in the Trastevere rione. It is served by friars of the Discalced Carmelite Order. Cardinal Ernest Simoni took p ...

, and San Simpliciano in Milan.Notiziá delle pitture, sculture, ed architetture, che ornano le chiese, e gli altri luoghi pubblici di tutte le piu rinomate citta d'Italia ...
By Francesco Bartoli, 1776, page 250.

References

18th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Painters from Parma 18th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-18thC-stub