Pio Panfili (May 5, 1723 – 17 June 1812) was an Italian painter and engraver.
Biography He was born in Porto San Giorgio in the province of Fermo. He trained with Antiveduto Grammatica, Natale Ricci in Fermo, and finally in the Accademia Clementina of Bologna,Memorie storiche delle arti e degli artisti della marca di Ancona, Volume 1, by Amico Ricci (march.) Page 367-369 and was awarded Bolognese citizenship. After painting throughout the region, he moved to Bologna in 1767. He died in 1812 in Bologna. He painted the ceiling of the staircase of the monastery of the Padri Conventuali of Montegiorgio and the refectory of the Augustinians in Rimini. Also painted for palaces, including the Palazzo Priorale, and the ceiling of the cathedral of Fermo.Monograph on painters of Marche.
He published Vedute di Bologna with 52 engravings by himself and published by Petronio Dalla Volpe.Altoreno Books, edition of Panfili vedute.
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