Alessandro Bernabei (1580–1630) was an Italian painter of the late-

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period, active in his native

Parma Parma (; egl, Pärma, ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmigiano-Reggiano, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 ...

. Two of his brothers were painters: his twin, Francesco, and his elder brother

Pier Antonio Bernabei Pier Antonio Bernabei (1570–1630) was an Italian painter also known as Della Casa. Biography A native of Parma, Pier Antonio Bernabei was a follower of the style of Correggio. Among his best-known works is a frescoed view of ''Paradise ...

, also called Della Casa or Maccabeo.Enciclopedia metodica critico-ragionata delle belle arti
by Pietro Zani, page 235. He painted a ''Dying St Joseph'' for the church of

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16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 17th-century Italian painters Painters from Parma Italian Renaissance painters 1580 births 1630 deaths {{Italy-painter-16thC-stub