Andrea Mainardi, also known as ''il Chiaveghino'', (active 1590–1613) was an
Italian
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painter of the late-
Renaissance
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period, active in
Cremona
Cremona (, also ; ; lmo, label= Cremunés, Cremùna; egl, Carmona) is a city and ''comune'' in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po river in the middle of the ''Pianura Padana'' ( Po Valley). It is the capital of th ...
.
Mainardi and his nephew Marcantonio, were pupils of
Bernardino Campi
Bernadino Campi (1522–1591) was a Renaissance painter from Cremona, who worked in Reggio Emilia. He is known as one of the teachers of Sofonisba Anguissola and of Giovanni Battista Trotti (il Malosso). In Cremona, his extended family owned ...
in Cremona. He painted the main altarpiece depicting ''Christ healing the Blind'' for the church of
San Facio. He opened a school or studio with
Giovanni Battista Trotti
Giovanni Battista Trotti (1555 – 11 June 1612) was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance period, active mainly in Piacenza, Parma, and his native city of Cremona.
In Cremona, he was initially a pupil of Bernardino Campi, whose niece h ...
in Cremona. Among the pupils at this school were
Giovanni Battista Tortiroli and
Carlo Natali
Carlo Natali, also known as ''il Guardolino'', (circa 1592- 1683) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active in Cremona and Bologna
Biography
Carlo was initially a pupil of the Mannerist painters Andrea Mainardi and Giovanni Battista ...
.
[L Lanzi, T Roscoe; page 184.] Marcantonio was still active in 1628.
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16th-century births
17th-century deaths
16th-century Italian painters
Italian male painters
17th-century Italian painters
Painters from Cremona
Renaissance painters
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