Alessandro Varotari
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Alessandro Varotari 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
.
, 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, Virgin and Child, and the Pentecost 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. He painted a major battle canvas in ‘’The victory of the Carnutes
i (Celts) over the Normans’’
Italy
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painter of the late-mannerist
Mannerism
Mannerism is a period of European art that emerged from the later years of the Italian High Renaissance around 1520. It lasted until about 1580 in Italy, when a more Baroque style began to replace it, but Northern Mannerism continued into the early 17th century throughout much of Europe...
and early-baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
Venetian school
Venetian school (art)
-Context:In the 15th century Venetian painting developed through influences from the Paduan School and Antonello da Messina, who introduced the oil painting technique of Early Netherlandish painting. It is typified by a warm colour scale and a picturesque use of colour...
, best known for having mentored Pietro Liberi
Pietro Liberi
Pietro Liberi was an Italian painter of the Baroque era, active mainly in Venice and the Veneto.Liberi was born in Padua, his earliest training was with Alessandro Varotari . He traveled extensively in Italy. During a voyage to Istanbul, he was captured into bondage for 8 months by pirates from...
, Giulio Carpioni
Giulio Carpioni
Giulio Carpioni was an Italian painter and etcher of the early Baroque era.Born probably in Venice, Carpioni studied under Alessandro Varotari and was also influenced by the work of Simone Cantarini, Carlo Saraceni and Jean Leclerc. He came into contact with Lombard art after a brief visit to...
, and Bartolommeo Scaligero
Bartolommeo Scaligero
Bartolommeo Scaligero was an Italian painter of the Baroque. He was born in Padua, and trained with Alessandro Varotari, and was active in Venice. He painted for the church of Corpus Domini in Venice. His niece, Lucia Scaligero, was also a painter.-References:...
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Biography
Born in PaduaPadua
Padua is a city and comune in the Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Padua and the economic and communications hub of the area. Padua's population is 212,500 . The city is sometimes included, with Venice and Treviso, in the Padua-Treviso-Venice Metropolitan Area, having...
, hence his nickname, he was the son of the local painter and architect Dario Varotari the Elder
Dario Varotari the Elder
Dario Varotari the Elder was an Italian painter, sculptor, and architect of the Renaissance.Born in Verona, he was descended from a Strasburg or Augsburg family of the name of 'Weyrotter.' He was a pupil of Paolo Veronese, and an imitator of Titian. He was mainly active in Padua, where he painted...
, who likely provided his earliest training. Early paintings, such as The incredulity of St. Thomas, Virgin and Child, and the Pentecost show the influence of Titian
Titian
Tiziano Vecelli or Tiziano Vecellio Tiziano Vecelli or Tiziano Vecellio Tiziano Vecelli or Tiziano Vecellio (c. 1488/1490 – 27 August 1576 better known as Titian was an Italian painter, the most important member of the 16th-century Venetian school. He was born in Pieve di Cadore, near...
, and by 1614 he had relocated to Venice. He is known to have traveled to Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
twice (mid-1610s and 1625), where he was often employed in producing copies of major paintings from major Renaissance
Renaissance
The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historical era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not...
artists of the prior generation. He painted a major battle canvas in ‘’The victory of the Carnutes
Carnutes
The Carnutes, a powerful Celtic people in the heart of independent Gaul, dwelled in a particularly extensive territory between the Sequana and the Liger rivers. Their lands later corresponded to the dioceses of Chartres, Orléans and Blois, that is, the greater part of the modern departments of...
i (Celts) over the Normans’’