Alessandro Varotari
Also recorded as il Padovanino · Paduvanijn · Padunino · Padua Nino
Alessandro Varotari
Alessandro Varotari · Wellcome Collection, London · Wellcome Collection · Public Domain Mark
- Full name
- Alessandro Leone Varotari.
- Born
- 1588. · Padua.
- Died
- 1649. · Venice.
- Nationality
- Republic of Venice.
- Occupation
- painter.
- Fields
- painting, Italian painting and visual arts.
- Movements
- Mannerism.
- Teachers
- Dario Varotari the Elder.
- Known for
- Allegory of Astrology, Cornelia mother of the Gracchi and Venus with a cupid.
- Languages
- Italian.
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Identity and origins
Identity and origins
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. 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.
Alessandro Varotari was recorded at birth as Alessandro Leone Varotari. The authorities additionally record the headings il Padovanino, Paduvanijn, Padunino, Padua Nino and Padwanino. His recorded language was Italian. He was the child of Dario Varotari the Elder.
Judith with a sword holding the head of Holofernes. Mezzotint by A. von Prenner after A. Varotari, il Padovanino, ca. 1720., 1720, by Alessandro Varotari
Alessandro Varotari · Wellcome Collection, London · Wellcome Collection
Life and career
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Life and career
The full dated record · 2 entries
1588
Alessandro Varotari born at Padua.
1649
Alessandro Varotari died at Venice.
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Padua.
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Venice.
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Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Martin Eidelberg. Watteau et la fête galante: Musée des beaux-arts de Valenciennes, 5 mars-14 juin 2004. Varotari, Alessandro. 279. Réunion des musées nationaux. 2004.
- 2.Travestissement féminin et liberté(s) De Guyonne Leduc, Christine Bard, p. 307.Bartolommeo Scaligero
- 3.École vénitienne. Vve. Jules Renouard, Librairie-Editeur. 1868.
- 4.*Pinacothèque de Brera, Milan
- 5.Getty Museum entry.
- 6.Santa Caterina rifiuta di adorare gli idoli. Gallerie dell'Accademia di Venezia.
- 7.Parabola delle Vergini sagge e delle vergini stolte. Gallerie dell'Accademia di Venezia.
- 8.Orfeo e Euridice - Gallerie dell'Accademia di Venezia. Gallerie dell'Accademia di Venezia.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 1
- Cornelis de Bie, Het Gulden Cabinet, 1662, p. 150
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He trained under Dario Varotari the Elder. His recorded influences include Titian and Paolo Veronese. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.
Alessandro Varotari worked in painting, Italian painting and visual arts. His work is associated with Mannerism. He worked at Venice. Work and production. Works recorded as notable number 3: Allegory of Astrology, Cornelia mother of the Gracchi and Venus with an Amor. His recorded genre is mythological.
Career and activity
Recognition and collections
Work by Alessandro Varotari is
Museo del Prado, Nationalmuseum, Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte and Hermitage Museum
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