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Simone Barabino (c. 1585 – c. 1620 or later) was an Italian painter of the late-
Simone Barabino (c. 1585 – c. 1620 or later) was an Italian painter of the late-Mannerist
Mannerism is a style in European art that emerged in the later years of the Italian High Renaissance around 1520, spreading by about 1530 and lasting until about the end of the 16th century in Italy, when the Baroque style largely replaced it ...
style. Born in Val de Polcevera, near Genoa
Genoa ( ; ; ) is a city in and the capital of the Italian region of Liguria, and the sixth-largest city in Italy. As of 2025, 563,947 people live within the city's administrative limits. While its metropolitan city has 818,651 inhabitan ...
, he was mainly active in his native city, where he trained with Bernardo Castello
Bernardo Castello (or Castelli) (1557–1629) was an Italian painter of the late-Mannerist style, active mainly in Genoa and Liguria. He is mainly known as a portrait and historical painter.He needs to be distinguished from Giovanni Battista Ca ...
. He later feuded with his master and left for Milan, where after some works, he stopped painting. Notable works include ''San Diego restoring sight to blind child'' for the Nunziata del Guastato in Genoa and ''Dead Christ with the Virgin and Saints Michael and Andrew'' for the church of San Girolamo at Milan. He died in penury. Lanzi says he quit his profession and turned to merchandise, in which he did not succeed, and that be died in prison. The exact date of his death is not known, but he may have been quite old when he died.
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* * 1580s births 1620s deaths 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 17th-century Italian painters Italian Baroque painters Painters from Genoa Italian people who died in prison custody {{Italy-painter-16thC-stub