Leonardo Barbieri

Leonardo Barbieri
Bornc. 1818
Savoy, Italy
Died1896
Savoy, Italy
Occupation(s)Portraitist, daguerrotypist

Leonardo Barbieri (1818–1896) was an Italian painter, who was active in the Americas in from 1840s to the 1860s. He is famous for his numerous portraits of Californios, produced between 1849 and 1853, considered to be California's most important collection of portraits from the 19th century, earning him the epithet as "California's Leonardo".[1]

  1. ^ California's Leonardo - Portraits of Signor Barbieri