Padovanino

Alessandro Varotari
Padovanino in Het Gulden Cabinet.
Born	Alessandro Leone Varotari (1588-04-04)4 April 1588 Padua
Died	20 July 1649(1649-07-20) (aged 61) Venice
Nationality	Italian
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]