Early Life and Artistic Formation Placido Costanzi (1702 – 2 October 1759) was an Italian painter of the late Baroque period, whose career spanned from the mid-1720s to his death in Rome. Born into a family of gem-makers—a craft that demanded precision and an appreciation for classical forms—Costanzi’s formative years were steeped in artistic tradition. His father's profession instilled in him an early understanding of design principl…