Simone Brentana (1656 – 9 June 1742
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. He was born in Venice to Domenico Brentana, but became orphaned by age nine. After a prolonged desultory education in various fields including music, he trained as a painter in Venice with Pietro Negri, frequenting the Accademia di Belle Arti, moving in 1685 to Verona, where most of his paintings are located. Among his pupils were Antonio Baroni, Michelangelo Spada, Tommaso Dossi, Antonio Elenetti, Giovanni Battista Marcola, and Lodovico Buffetti.

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* * 1656 births 1742 deaths 17th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 18th-century Italian painters Painters from Verona Painters from Venice Italian Baroque painters 18th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-17thC-stub