Alessandro Marchesini (30 April 1664 – 27 January 1738) was an Italian painter and art merchant of the late-

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and Rococo, active in Northern Italy and

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. He first trained in Verona with Biagio Falcieri and then with

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. He then moved to Bologna, to work in the studio of Carlo Cignani. He is described as gaining fame for his allegories with small figures. He painted in for the church of San Silvestro, Venice; and for the church of Santo Stefano, Verona. He is also remembered for recommending a young painter,

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, to the Lucchese art collector

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, stating that he was like Luca Carlevaris ''but with a sun shining''. Among his pupils is Carlo Salis.

Sources

*''Studi sopra la storia della pittura italiana dei secoli xiv e xv e della scuola pittorica.'' By Cesare Bernasconi. Published 1864. Page 372 (google books). Original from Oxford University *

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Marchesini, Alessandro 1664 births 1738 deaths 17th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 18th-century Italian painters 18th-century Italian businesspeople Italian Baroque painters Painters from Verona 18th-century Italian male artists