Cesare Baglioni (c. 1525–1590, born in Bologna) was an Italian painter of the

Renaissance The Renaissance ( , ) is a Periodization, period of history and a European cultural movement covering the 15th and 16th centuries. It marked the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and was characterized by an effort to revive and sur ...

period. He trained under his father, then became renowned as a painter of

quadratura Illusionistic ceiling painting, which includes the techniques of perspective di sotto in sù and quadratura, is the tradition in Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo art in which ''trompe-l'œil'', perspective tools such as foreshortening, and other ...

. He painted in

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, ...

and

Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...

. He befriended both Agostino and

Annibale Carracci Annibale Carracci ( , , ; November 3, 1560 – July 15, 1609) was an Italian painter and instructor, active in Bologna and later in Rome. Along with his brother Agostino Carracci, Agostino and cousin Ludovico Carracci, Ludovico (with whom the Ca ...

Leonello Spada Leonello Spada (also called ''Lionello Spada'') (1576 – 17 May 1622) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active in Rome and his native city of Bologna, where he became known as one of the followers of Caravaggio. Biography He fi ...

apprenticed with Baglioni.

Works

* Decorated rooms of the

Villa Malenchini Fortuny, Carignano The Villa Malenchini Fortuny is a 16th-century rural palace located on Strada Felino in Vigatto #2 near Carignano in the province of Parma, region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy. History A residence was built at the site in the 16th century by the Mar ...

* Involved in frescoing the

Oratorio di Santa Cecilia, Bologna The Oratory of Saints Cecilia and Valeriano is a religious site in central Bologna, found on Via Zamboni, contiguous to the portico of the church of San Giacomo Maggiore. The oratory was built at the site of a Romanesque church commissioned by the ...

References

* 1520s births 1590 deaths Artists from the Papal States 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Italian Renaissance painters Quadratura painters {{Italy-painter-16thC-stub