Sante Vandi

Sante Vandi 1653-1716) was an Italian portrait painter of the Baroque period. He was a pupil of Carlo Cignani. He is also known as "Santino da' Ritratti". In early life he painted at Bologna, but was afterwards employed at Mantua, and other cities in Central Italy. He had constant commissions, and left a great number of portraits, chiefly of a small size. He died at Loreto.

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