Antonio Badile (c. 1518 – 1560) was an Italian painter from

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Biography

He was the grandson of the Veronese 15th-century painter Giovanni Badile. He trained with his uncle Francesco Badile (died 1544). He was the first master of

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, and later his father-in-law. Veronese later moved to train with Giovanni Francesco Caroto. Badile also trained

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.Freedberg, p. 559 Badile is described as continuing the "retardataire" tradition of Caroto well past the 1540s. His masterpiece is the altarpiece for Santi Nazaro e Celso of a ''Madonna and Saints'' (1540); another notable work is his ''Resurrection of Lazarus'' for the chapel of Santa Croce in the church of

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. Other works are found in towns of the Veneto. He was partially influenced by the

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n painter Alessandro Bonvicino (called il Moretto).

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1510s births 1560 deaths 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Painters from Verona Italian Mannerist painters {{Italy-painter-16thC-stub