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Pietro Marescalchi (; 1522–1589) or de Marascalchi was an Italian painter of the

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, active near his hometown of

Feltre Feltre ( vec, Fèltre) is a town and ''comune'' of the province of Belluno in Veneto, northern Italy. A hill town in the southern reaches of the province, it is located on the Stizzon River, about from its junction with the Piave, and southwes ...

in the

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. He is also referred to as ''Pietro de' Mariscalchi'' or ''Lo Spada''. He is described as a more provincial reflection of the

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style of

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. He studied locally under Pietro Luzzi and perhaps under

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. He mainly painted for local churches.

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1522 births 1589 deaths 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Italian Renaissance painters Italian Mannerist painters People from Feltre {{Italy-painter-16thC-stub