Valerio Profondavalle, or Valerio Diependale, (1533 – c. 1600) was a

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historical painter of the

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period, born in Leuven, but active in Italy. He lived for some time at

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, and afterwards settled at

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. His daughter, Prudenzia, painted still-life and historical subjects. Their real name was ''Diependale'', and they belonged to a famous glass-painting family in Leuven of the 15th and 16th centuries.Dizionario biografico universal
By Gottardo Garollo, 1907, p. 683.

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* 1533 births Artists from Leuven 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 16th-century Flemish painters Flemish Renaissance painters Year of death unknown {{Netherlandish-painter-stub