Attributed to Antonio Balestra

Antonio Balestra (1666, 1740) was a prominent Italian Baroque painter born in Verona, known for his refined religious and mythological compositions that blend Venetian colorism with Roman classicism. He trained under Antonio Bellucci and later studied in Rome under Carlo Maratti, whose influence shaped his elegant, idealized figure style. Works attributed to Balestra often appear in auction houses as part of the broader Northern Italian Baroque tradition, reflecting his prolific output and wide workshop influence.