Jacopo Antonio Mannini or Giacomo Antonio Manini (August 23, 1646 in

Bologna Bologna ( , , ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy. It is the List of cities in Italy, seventh most populous city in Italy, with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nationalities. Its M ...

– February 10, 1752) was an Italian painter of the late Baroque period. He mainly painted

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 trained first with

Andrea Monticelli Andrea Monticelli (1640 - 1716) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. He was also known as the ''Pittore da San Damiano'' for living and having his studio next to this church in Bologna. Biography He was born in Bologna and learned to pain ...

, then with

Domenico Santi Domenico Santi, also known as il Mengazzino, (1621-1694) was an Italian painter, active in Modena, Mirandola, and Novellara, painting quadratura. Biography He was a pupil of Agostino Mitelli in Bologna. He moved to Mirandola in 1654. Among the pu ...

. Along with the figure painter, Sigismondo Caula, Mannini painted the ceiling frescoes (1702) of the church of San Barnaba in

Modena Modena (, ; ; ; ; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena, in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. It has 184,739 inhabitants as of 2025. A town, and seat of an archbis ...

. The work was restored in 1858. He also painted the ceiling of the Oratory of St Sebastian. He also painted, along with

Marcantonio Chiarini Marcantonio Chiarini (c. 1652–1730) was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period. Born near Bologna, he trained with Francesco Quaino and Domenico Santi. He painted scenography for plays as well as quadratura in which Sigismondo Caula i ...

, temporary decoration for festivities sponsored by the court of the Duke of Modena. His brother Angelo Michele helped him complete the decoration of San Bartolomeo in Modena.Gli artisti italiani e stranieri negli stati estensi catalogo storico ...
By Giuseppe Campori, page 304.

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