Chiara Varotari (1584–1663) was an Italian Baroque painter.

Biography

Varotari was born in

Padua Padua ( ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in Veneto, northern Italy, and the capital of the province of Padua. The city lies on the banks of the river Bacchiglione, west of Venice and southeast of Vicenza, and has a population of 20 ...

. According to the Netherlands Institute for Art History (RKD) she was the daughter of

Dario Varotari the Elder Dario Varotari the Elder (c. 1539–1596) was an Italian painter, sculptor, and architect of the Renaissance. Born in Verona, he was descended from a Strasburg or Augsburg family of the name of 'Weyrotter.' He was a pupil of Paolo Veronese, and ...

and the sister of

Alessandro Varotari Alessandro Leone Varotari (4 April 1588 – 20 July 1649), also commonly known as Il Padovanino, was an Italian painter of the late-Mannerist and early-Baroque Venetian school, best known for having mentored Pietro Liberi, Giulio Carpioni, an ...

, whom she assisted with his work.Chiara Varotari
in the

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Among her students was

Caterina Tarabotti Caterina Agnese Tarabotti (baptised 15 June 1615 – 8 February 1693) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. She was born in Venice, and a pupil of Alessandro Varotari Alessandro Leone Varotari (4 April 1588 – 20 July 1649), als ...

. She died in

Venice Venice ( ; ; , formerly ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 islands that are separated by expanses of open water and by canals; portions of the city are li ...

References

Chiara Varotari
on

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1584 births 1663 deaths 16th-century Italian painters 17th-century Italian painters Italian Baroque painters Painters from Padua Italian women painters 17th-century Italian women artists 16th-century Italian women artists {{Italy-painter-16thC-stub