Balestra

Balestra is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Antonio Balestra (1666–1740), Italian painter of the Rococo period
Giovanni Balestra (1774–1842), Italian engraver
Pietro Balestra (economist) (1935–2005), Swiss economist
Pietro Balestra (sculptor) (c.1672-after 1729), Italian sculptor of the late Baroque period

See also

a synonym for Grignolino, a variety of wine grape
Palazzo Muti or Balestra, a townhouse built in Rome in 1644
Balestra, an Italian Navy Ariete class torpedo boat of World War II
In fencing, a type of forward step, usually followed by a lunge
Balestra Capital Management, a hedge fund manager named after the fencing move, by a former Olympic fencer
in Italian- crossbow

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