Simone Brentana was an Italian

Italy

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 painter of the 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...

 period, active in Verona

Verona

Verona ; German Bern, Dietrichsbern or Welschbern) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy, with approx. 265,000 inhabitants and one of the seven chef-lieus of the region. It is the second largest city municipality in the region and the third of North-Eastern Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona...

. He was born in Venice to Domenico Brentana, but became orphaned by age nine. After a prolonged desultory education in various fields including music, he trained as a painter in Venice, frequenting the Accademia

Accademia

The Accademia is a museum gallery of pre-19th century art in Venice, northern Italy. Situated on the south bank of the Grand Canal, within the sestiere of Dorsoduro, it gives its name to one of the three bridges across the canal, the Ponte dell'Accademia, and to the boat landing station for the...

, moving in 1685 to Verona, where most of his paintings are located.

One of his pupils were Antonio Baroni

Antonio Baroni

Antonio Baroni was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period, active in Verona. He trained with Simone Brentana in Verona, and then in Bologna with Marcantonio Franceschini. He painted Sacrifice of Isaac for the oratorio di San Biago. He painted a Nativity for the church of San Alessio. He...

, Michelangelo Spada, Tommaso Dossi

Tommaso Dossi

Tommaso Dossi was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period, active in Verona. He trained with Giovanni Murari and then with Simone Brentana. He painted an altarpiece of the Virgin and child with San Filippo Neri for the church of the Filippini. He painted a S. Eurosia for the parish church of...

, Antonio Elenetti

Antonio Elenetti

Antonio Elenetti was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period, active in Verona. He trained with Simone Brentana in Verona. He painted an altarpiece of St. Anthony of Padua for the church of Ogni Santi in Verona.-Sources:...

, Giovanni Battista Marcola

Giovanni Battista Marcola

Giovanni Battista Marcola was an Italian painter, born and mainly active in Verona. He initially apprenticed with Simone Brentana. One of his pupils was his son Marco Marcola. He painted for the church of S. Maria della Scala, a set of scenes of the life of S. Filippo Benizzi.-Sources:...

, and Lodovico Buffetti.

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