104 - Andrea Semino (Genoa, approximately 1526 – 1594), workshop/circle of

Andrea Semino (Genoa, approximately 1526 – 1594), workshop/circle of The Marriage of the Virgin Oil on canvas 132 x 101.5 cm Andrea, following in his father’s footsteps, trained under his father Antonio, alongside his younger brother Ottavio. Around the middle of the century, the two brothers traveled to Rome, where they had the opportunity to study the great painters of the Renaissance and Mannerism, whose influence can be seen in their later works. Upon returning to Genoa, they assisted their father in producing the workshop’s altarpieces, becoming part of the artistic circle dominated by Luca Cambiaso and Giovan Battista Castello. After his father’s death in 1555, Andrea began working independently, establishing himself as a fresco painter for noble palaces, replacing—at least in part—Perin del Vaga, who had died in 1547. After a stint in Milan, in 1575 he successfully continued his work both as a decorator and as a painter of sacred art. Andrea Semino (Genoa, approximately 1526 – 1594) workshop/circle of The Marriage of the Virgin Oil on canvas 132 × 101.5 cm