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Lodovico Buffetti (1722 –March 1782) was an Italian painter.
Biography
Born inVerona
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, Republic of Venice
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to a pharmacist, he trained there under Simone Brentana
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Vicenza
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. 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 a ''Santi Coronati''. For the church of the Filippini in Vicenza, he painted ''St Anne, Virgin and young John the Baptist''; ''Samaritan 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
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Buffetti, Lodovico 1722 births 1782 deaths 18th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Painters from Verona Painters from Vicenza 18th-century Italian male artists Painters from the Republic of Venice