Simone Brentana (1656 – 9 June 1742
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. He was born in Venice to Domenico Brentana, but became orphaned by age nine. After a prolonged desultory education in various fields including music, he trained as a painter in Venice with Pietro Negri, frequenting the

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, moving in 1685 to Verona, where most of his paintings are located. Among his pupils were Antonio Baroni,

Michelangelo Spada Michelangelo Spada () was an Italian painter in Verona. He should not be confused with the 16th century Count Michelangelo Spada of Terni who was chamberlain of Pope Julius III. Biography The son of Marcantonio Spada, a merchant, he trained initi ...

, Tommaso Dossi,

Antonio Elenetti Antonio Elenetti (died 14 June 1767) was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period, active in Verona. He trained with Simone Brentana Simone Brentana (1656 – 9 June 1742 Giovanni Battista Marcola Giovanni Battista Marcola (c. 1711 -c. 1780) was an Italian painter, born and mainly active in Verona. He initially apprenticed with Simone Brentana. One of his pupils was his son Marco Marcola. He painted for the church of Santa Maria della Scal ...

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Lodovico Buffetti Lodovico Buffetti (Verona, 1722- March 1782) was an Italian painter. Biography Born to a pharmacist, he trained in Verona under Simone Brentana, but moved and worked mainly in Vicenza Vicenza ( , ; ) is a city in northeastern Italy. It is i ...

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