Giacomo Bargone was an Italian painter of the

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period, born and active in

Genoa Genoa ( ; it, Genova ; lij, Zêna ). is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria and the List of cities in Italy, sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2015, 594,733 people lived within the city's administrative limits. As of the 2011 Italian ce ...

. He trained with

Andrea Andrea is a given name which is common worldwide for both males and females, cognate to Andreas, Andrej and Andrew. Origin of the name The name derives from the Greek word ἀνήρ (''anēr''), genitive ἀνδρός (''andrós''), that ref ...

and Ottavio Semini. He excited the jealousy of a contemporary artist,

Lazzaro Calvi Lazzaro Calvi (1512–1587) was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance period. He was born in Genoa and trained with his father Agostino Calvi and Perin del Vaga. Older sources claim he lived till the improbable age of 105 years His elder br ...

, who reputedly poisoned him and ransomed his cat for several thousand ducats. He flourished in the 16th century.

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16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Painters from Genoa Italian Baroque painters {{Italy-painter-16thC-stub