Andrea Mainardi

Andrea Mainardi, also known as il Chiaveghino, (active 1590-1613) was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance period, active in Cremona.

Biography

Andrea and his nephew Marcantonio, were pupils of Bernardino Campi in Cremona.[1][2] 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 in Cremona. Among the pupils at this school were Giovanni Battista Tortiroli and Carlo Natali.[3]

References

  1. ↑ The Gentleman's and Connosseur's Dictionary of Painters, by Matthew Pilkington, Henry Fuseli, London (1810); page 302-303.
  2. ↑ History of Art in Italy, Volume 6: The schools of Lombardy, Mantua, Modena, Parma, Cremona, and Milan] by Luigi Lanzi, Thomas Roscoe; W. Simkin and R Marshall, printers, Ludgate Street London (1828); page 184.
  3. ↑ L Lanzi, T Roscoe; page 184.
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