Lionello Spada

Place: Bologna

Born: 1576

Death: 1622

Biography:

Leonello Spada (also called Lionello Spada) (1576 – 17 May 1622) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active in Rome and his native city of Bologna, where he became known as one of the followers of Caravaggio. He first apprenticed with painter Cesare Baglioni. By the early 17th century, Spada was active, together with Girolamo Curti, as a ...