Antonio Semini
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Antonio Semini was an Italian
painter of the late-Renaissance
, active in his native Genoa
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He was born and trained in Genoa
and died in Milan
. He was the pupil of Ludovico Brea
, and painted in collaboration with Teramo Piaggio
. Andrea painted a Nativity for S. Domenico, Savona, One of his pupils was his son Ottavio Semini
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Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
painter of the late-Renaissance
Renaissance
The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historical era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not...
, active in his native Genoa
Genoa
Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....
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He was born and trained in Genoa
Genoa
Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....
and died in Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
. He was the pupil of Ludovico Brea
Ludovico Brea
Ludovico Brea was an Italian painter of the Renaissance, active mainly in and near Genoa.Brea was born into a family of coopers in Nice, and later moving to Liguria, he painted numerous altarpieces that displayed both Lombardy and Flemish influences...
, and painted in collaboration with Teramo Piaggio
Teramo Piaggio
Teramo Piaggio was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance, active in Genoa.He was born in Zoagli. He was the pupil of Ludovico Brea, and painted in collaboration with Andrea Semini.-References:...
. Andrea painted a Nativity for S. Domenico, Savona, One of his pupils was his son Ottavio Semini
Ottavio Semini
Ottavio Semini was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance.He was born and trained in Genoa and died in Milan. He was the son and pupil of Antonio Semini, and was influenced by Perino del Vaga. Aided his brother Andrea in many works, but was obliged to leave Genoa on account of a homicide, and...
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