Mercurio Baiardo
Mercurio Baiardo or Bajardo (active 1555–1574) was an Italian painter, active during the Renaissance in Parma. He was a pupil of Parmigianino. In 1568, he painted in chiaro-oscuro, figures for pilasters of the dome of the church of the Steccata.[1][2] For the church of Santa Maria del Quartiere, he painted a Madonna and Lactating Child (1574).[3][4] He also painted frescoes for the Palazzo Venturini, Parma.
References[edit]
- ^ Parma, by Laudedeo Testi, page 86-89.
- ^ Emilia Romagna, by Touring Club Italiano, page 499.
- ^ Dizionario biografico dei Parmigiani illustri o benemeriti nelle scienze, by Giovanni Battista Janelli, page 33.
- ^ Nuovissima guida per osservare le pitture si a olio che a fresco esistenti nelle chiese di Parma, by Giuseppe Bertoluzzi, page 154.