Carlo Natali, also known as ''il Guardolino'', (circa 1592- 1683) was an

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painter of the

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period, active in

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and

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Biography

Carlo was initially a pupil of the Mannerist painters

Andrea Mainardi 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 Bernadino Campi (1522� ...

and

Giovanni Battista Trotti Giovanni Battista Trotti (1555 – 11 June 1612) was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance period, active mainly in Piacenza, Parma, and his native city of Cremona. In Cremona, he was initially a pupil of Bernardino Campi, whose niece h ...

in Cremona. He then moved to train with

Guido Reni Guido Reni (; 4 November 1575 – 18 August 1642) was an Italian Baroque painter, although his works showed a classical manner, similar to Simon Vouet, Nicolas Poussin, and Philippe de Champaigne. He painted primarily religious works, but al ...

. He then moved to Rome and then

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. In Genoa, he painted a frieze for the Palazzo Doria, where he met

Giulio Cesare Procaccini Giulio Cesare Procaccini (1574–1625) was an Italian painter and sculptor of the early Baroque era in Milan. Biography Born in Bologna he was son of the Mannerist painter Ercole Procaccini the Elder and brother of Camillo Procaccini and Car ...

(died 1628). He returned to Cremona where he worked in the ''fabbrica'' of the Cathedral until his death. Carlo was the father of one of the Italian painters named Giovanni Battista Natali. This Natali was born in Bologna, circa 1630 and died in Cremona, circa 1700. He became a pupil of

Pietro da Cortona Pietro da Cortona (; 1 November 1596 or 159716 May 1669) was an Italian Baroque painter and architect. Along with his contemporaries and rivals Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Francesco Borromini, he was one of the key figures in the emergence of Roman ...

in Rome, returned to work in Cremona. This Giovanni Battista was father of

Giuseppe Natali Giuseppe Natali (1652–1722) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period and active mainly in Cremona and Lombardy. Biography He was born in Casalmaggiore, near Cremona. He was the son of a Giovanni Battista Natali (Bologna, c 1630 - Cremona, c ...

(1652-1725).

References

1590s births 1683 deaths 17th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Painters from Cremona Italian Renaissance painters {{Italy-painter-16thC-stub