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Alessandro Varotari
Sign in to saveAlso known as il Padovanino, Paduvanijn, Padunino, Padua Nino, Padwanino, Paduarino, Padovanino, Padoanin
Alessandro Leone Varotari (4 April 1588 – 20 July 1649), also commonly known as Il Padovanino, was a Venetian painter of the late-Mannerist and early-Baroque Venetian school, best known for having mentored Pietro Liberi, Giulio Carpioni, and Bartolommeo Scaligero. He was the son of Dario Varotari the Elder and the brother of painter Chiara Varotari, who accompanied him on his travels and assisted with his work.
Key facts
- Artist.image
- Portret van Francesco Padovanino, RP-P-OB-23.604.jpg
- Artist.caption
- Padovanino in Het Gulden Cabinet.
- Artist.birth_name
- Alessandro Leone Varotari
- Artist.birth_place
- Padua, Republic of Venice
- Artist.death_place
- Venice, Republic of Venice
- Artist.known_for
- Painting
- Artist.movement
- Mannerism
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alessandro
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Republic of Venice
- Place of birth
- Padua
- Place of death
- Venice
- Father
- Dario Varotari the Elder
- Sibling
- Chiara Varotari
- Occupation
- painter
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Student of
- Dario Varotari the Elder
- Field of work
- visual arts
- Movement
- Mannerism
- Image
- Francisco Padovanino.png
- Work location
- Venice
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- Commons category
- Alessandro Varotari
- date of birth
- 1588-01-01
- date of death
- 1649-07-29
- Commons Creator page
- Alessandro Varotari
- influenced by
- Titian
- nickname
- Il Padovanino
- birth name
- Alessandro Leone Varotari
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Works in European collections
8 objects attributed to Alessandro Varotari, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Biography
- Style
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- External links
Alessandro Leone Varotari (4 April 1588 – 20 July 1649), also commonly known as Il Padovanino, was a Venetian painter of the late-Mannerist and early-Baroque Venetian school, best known for having mentored Pietro Liberi, Giulio Carpioni, and Bartolommeo Scaligero. He was the son of Dario Varotari the Elder and the brother of painter Chiara Varotari, who accompanied him on his travels and assisted with his work.
==Biography==
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