Guido Guinizelli

Guido Guinizelli

male, deceased (1276)
Guido Guinizzelli was an Italian poet and 'founder' of the Dolce Stil Novo. He was the first to write in this new style of poetry writing, and thus...
Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi

Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi

male, deceased (1680)
Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi (1606 - November 28, 1680) was an Italian architect and painter, named "Il Bolognese" from the place of his birth....
Bartolomeo Passarotti

Bartolomeo Passarotti

male, deceased (1592)
Bartolomeo Passarotti (1529 - 1592) was an Italian painter of the mannerist period, who worked mainly in his native Bologna. He traveled to Rome in...
Laura Betti

Laura Betti

female, deceased (2004)
Laura Betti (May 1, 1927 - July 31, 2004) was an Italian actress. Born Laura Trombetti in Bologna, this blonde and flamboyant actress started her...
Agostino Mitelli

Agostino Mitelli

male, deceased (1660)
Agostiono Mitelli (March 16, 1609 - August 2, 1660) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period as a painter of quadratura. He was born in...
Pietro Faccini

Pietro Faccini

male, deceased (1602)
Pietro Faccini (1562? - 1602 or 1614), was an Italian painter, active near his birthplace of Bologna in styles bridging Mannerism and the nascent...
Giulio Cesare Procaccini

Giulio Cesare Procaccini

male, deceased (1625)
Giulio Cesare Procaccini (1574-1625) was an Italian painter and sculptor of the early Baroque era in Milan. Born in Bologna he was son of the...
Domenico Maria Canuti

Domenico Maria Canuti

male, deceased (1684)
Domenico Maria Canuti (1620 - 1660) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Bologna and Rome. Born in Bologna, Canuti first...
Bartolomeo Cesi

Bartolomeo Cesi

male, deceased (1629)
Bartolomeo Cesi (1556-1629) was a painter of the Baroque era of the Bolognese School. Born to a wealthy family of Bologna, he studied under...