Dario Varotari the Elder

Dario Varotari the Elder was a painter, architect and sculptor (1539–1596). He was born at Verona and died at Padua.

Also recorded as Dario, the elder Varotari; Dario Varoteri il Vecchio; Dario Varotari; Dario The Elder Varotari; Dario Varottari; Dario I Varotari.

Dario Varotari the Elder in brief

Born
1539
Died
1596
Known for
painter, architect and sculptor
Place of birth
Verona
Contents

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Dario, the elder Varotari, Dario Varoteri il Vecchio, Dario Varotari, Dario The Elder Varotari and Dario Varottari.

2 children are recorded: Chiara Varotari and Alessandro Varotari.

Formation and teaching

He trained under Paolo Veronese.

As a teacher, Dario Varotari the Elder is recorded in connection with Alessandro Varotari. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.

Catalogued works

8 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1506 to 1577.

Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints Peter and John the Baptist and Angels, dated 1577, held by Glasgow Museums Resource Centre, inventory 33. Villa Emo Capodilista. Eve, dated 1533–37, oil on panel, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1935.295. The Crucifixion, dated 1538, oil on panel, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1947.62. The Penitence of Saint John Chrysostom, dated 1509, engraving in black on ivory laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1961.372. Adam, dated 1533–37, oil on panel, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1935.294. Saint Christopher, dated 1506, published 1509, woodcut in black on ivory laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1929.250. Lovers Surprised by Death, dated 1510, chiaroscuro woodcut from three blocks in shades of brown on ivory laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1997.306.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

Glasgow Museums Resource Centre: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 7 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

2 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Varotari, Dario, the Elder, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Dario Donetti. Review of "Pliny the Elder and the Emergence of Renaissance Architecture" by Peter Fane-Saunders., caa.reviews, 2019.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 8 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 16 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1538The Crucifixion (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  2. 1539Dario Varotari the Elder born at Verona.
  3. 1577Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints Peter and John the Baptist and Angels (Glasgow Museums Resource Centre).
  4. 1596Dario Varotari the Elder died at Padua.

Sources

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

  1. 1.

    Varotari, Dario, the Elder, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Dario Varotari the Elder.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  3. 3.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1727693: Dario Varotari the Elder

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  4. 4.

    “Dario Varotari the Elder”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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