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Born | Alessandro Leone Varotari 4 April 1588 Padua, Italy |
Died | 20 July 1649 Venice, Italy | (aged 61)
Known for | Painting |
Movement | Mannerism |
Alessandro Leone Varotari (4 April 1588 – 20 July 1649), also commonly known as Il Padovanino, was an Italian painter of the late-Mannerist and early-Baroque Venetian school, best known for having mentored Pietro Liberi, Giulio Carpioni, and Bartolommeo Scaligero.[1] 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.[2][3]