Baldi, Lazzaro

Baldi, Lazzaro an Italian painter, was born at Pistoja, in Tuscany, in 1623. He entered the school of Pietro da Cortona, and painted several pictures for the churches and public edifices of Rome. Tlhere is a fine work by him in the pontifical palace at Monte Cavallo representing David and Goliath; and in the Church of St. Luke an altar-piece of the Martyrdom of St. Lazzaro. He died in 1703.