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

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, active in his native

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. He was born and trained in

and died in

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. He was the pupil of Ludovico Brea, and painted in collaboration with Teramo Piaggio. Antonio painted a ''Nativity'' for S. Domenico, Savona. Among his pupils were his sons

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and Ottavio Semini.

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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