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Alessandro Varotari

Alessandro Varotari (1588–1649) was a painter.

Also recorded as il Padovanino; Paduvanijn; Padunino; Padua Nino; Padwanino; Paduarino.

Overview

Recorded at birth as Alessandro Leone Varotari.

Born at Padua in 1588, died at Venice in 1649.

In detail

training under Dario Varotari the Elder is recorded. Pietro Liberi, Giulio Carpioni and Pietro della Vecchia are recorded as having studied under Alessandro Varotari. the recorded working language is Italian.

The field of work recorded is painting, Italian painting and visual arts. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are mythological. The authority associates the name with Mannerism. Titian and Paolo Veronese are recorded as an influence.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Venice.

Works named in the authority record are Allegory of Astrology, Cornelia mother of the Gracchi and Venus with a cupid.

Work by Alessandro Varotari is recorded in the collections of Museo del Prado, Nationalmuseum, Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte, Hermitage Museum and Kunsthistorisches Museum.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Padovanino”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1727824: Alessandro Varotari

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