Antonio Cifrondi: A Quiet Pioneer of Expressionism Antonio Cifrondi (1656 – 1730) remains a somewhat enigmatic figure in Italian Baroque art, overshadowed by the luminaries of his era yet possessing a distinctive artistic voice that foreshadowed the burgeoning movement of expressionism. Born to a mason’s family in Clusone, Lombardy, his early life was marked by modest circumstances—a fact vividly captured by historian Giovanni Battist…