Oliviero Leonardi

Oliviero Leonardi
Oliviero Leonardi in his art studio, Rome 1970s
Born(1921-07-07)July 7, 1921
Vezzano, Trentino, Italy
Died(2019-01-30)January 30, 2019
Jonzac, Charente-Maritime, France
OccupationsPainter, sculptor

Oliviero Leonardi (July 7, 1921 – January 30, 2019) was an Italian art painter and sculptor based in Rome. He was known for his ceramic paintings on steel plates enamelled in ovens at 900 degrees Celsius. His artistic research focused on, among other subjects, cosmogony.