Antonio Balestra
 Antonio Balestra (12 August 1666 – 21 April 1740) was an Italian painter of the Rococo period.Born in Verona he first apprenticed there with Giovanni Zeffio. By 1690 he moved to Venice where he worked for three years under Antonio Bellucci then moved to Bologna and then to paint in Carlo Maratta's workshop in Rome. In 1694 he won a prize from the Accademia di San Luca. He later painted both in Verona and Venice; although his influence was stronger in the mainland.