Alessandro Varotari

Alessandro Varotari (April 4, 1588 – July 20, 1649), (also commonly known as "il Padovanino") was a Venetian painter of the late-mannerist and early-baroque styles, best known for having mentored Pietro Liberi, Giulio Carpioni, and Bartolommeo Scaligero [ [http://www.getty.edu/vow/ULANFullDisplay?find=&role=&nation=&subjectid=500025136| Getty Museum entry] .] .

Born in Padua, hence his nickname, he was the son of the local painter and architect Dario Varotari the Elder, who likely provided his earliest training. Early paintings, such as "The incredulity of St. Thomas" [*In church of Santa Lucia in Padua.] , "Virgin and Child" [*In Duomo of Padua.] , and the "Penetecost" [*In the Accademia, Venice.] show the influence of Titian, and by 1614 he had relocated to Venice. He is known to have traveled to Rome twice (mid-1610s and 1625), where he was often employed in producing copies of major paintings from major Renaissance artists of the prior generation [ *For example, see his copy of the Titian Venus [http://www.sternburg-stiftung.de/gemaelde/popup_166.html] ] . He painted a major battle canvas in ‘’The victory of the Carnutesi (Celts) over the Normans’’ [*In Brera Gallery, Milan]

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* [http://www.wga.hu/bio/p/padovani/biograph.html| Web Gallery of Art Biography] ]
* [http://www.artnet.com/library/06/0645/T064533.asp| Grove encyclopedia entry]