Antonio Semini (c. 1485 – after 1547) was an Italian painter of the late-

Renaissance The Renaissance ( , ) , from , with the same meanings. is a period in European history marking the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and covering the 15th and 16th centuries, characterized by an effort to revive and surpass id ...

, active in his native

Genoa Genoa ( ; it, Genova ; lij, Zêna ). is the capital of the Regions of Italy, Italian region of Liguria and the List of cities in Italy, sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2015, 594,733 people lived within the city's administrative limits. As of t ...

. He was born and trained in

and died in

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard language, Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the List of cities in Italy, second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 ...

. He was the pupil of

Ludovico Brea Ludovico (or Louis) Brea (c. 1450 – c. 1523) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance, active mainly in and near Genoa. Brea was born into a family of coopers in Nice, and later moving to Liguria, he painted numerous altarpieces that display ...

, and painted in collaboration with

Teramo Piaggio Teramo Piaggio (died before 1562) was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance, active in Genoa. He was born in Zoagli. He was a pupil of Ludovico Brea, and painted in collaboration with Andrea Semini Andrea Semini (or Semino) (1525-1594) wa ...

. Antonio painted a ''Nativity'' for S. Domenico, Savona. Among his pupils were his sons Andrea and

Ottavio Semini Ottavio Semini (c. 1530–1604) was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance. He was born and trained in Genoa and died in Milan. He was the son and pupil of Antonio Semini, and was influenced by Perino del Vaga. Aided his brother Andrea i ...

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* 1485 births 1540s deaths 15th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 16th-century Italian painters Painters from Genoa Italian Mannerist painters {{Italy-painter-15thC-stub