Ida Calzolari

Ida Calzolari was born in Venice, Italy in 1936 and is a descendant from an illustrious family of Venetian painters. Her grandfather, Enrico Calzolary was a teacher at the School of Beaux Arts in Venice. Enrico Calzolari and his son, Mario Calzolari both spent their lives studying Flemish art and artists from the Renaissance. Ida has followed in her grandfather’s and father’s love of this period.

An exhibition of twelve of her paintings was instituted by Ronald Reagan in Washington D.C. in 1983. In addition, five of her paintings are exhibited in the Museum of Prince Torrigiani-Colonna in Venice. The ambassadors of Italy, Iran, and USA as well as many private collectors are her faithful customers.

After devoting many years of passionate work restoring masterpieces from the 16th and 17th centuries for some of the finest museums in Europe, Ida is now creating magnificent original oil paintings inspired from the past.