Andrea Mainardi Explained

Andrea Mainardi, also known as il Chiaveghino, (active 1590 - 1613) was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance period, active in Cremona.Mainardi 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] Marcantonio was still active in 1628.

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=a0dVAAAAcAAJ The Gentleman's and Connoisseur's Dictionary of Painters
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=iyUOAAAAQAAJ History of Art in Italy
  3. L Lanzi, T Roscoe; page 184.