Antonio Amorosi (1660 - 1738)

Antonio Amorosi

Antonio Amorosi was an Italian painter of the late Baroque period.

Amorosi studied in Rome in the studio of Giuseppe Ghezzi. He produced portraits and religious works, but he is best known for his genre paintings of bambocanti. The artist has a keen eye for the everyday lives of ordinary people, particularly children, whose world he depicts in a gentle and delicate manner. Among Amorosi's most characteristic and best works are "Boy with a Glass" and "Boy with a Dog", preserved in the Pinacoteca Comunale in Deruta.