Ottavio Leoni Life story
Ottavio Leoni was an Italian painter and printmaker of the early-Baroque, active mainly in Rome. Ottavio Leoni, draughtsman and engraver was in his day the most fashionable portraitist in Rome. He is sometimes also referred to as the Cavaliere Ottavio, il Padovano, il Padovanino or Cavaliere Padovano.