Chiara Varotari

Chiara Varotari
Chiara Varotari
	Self-portrait by Varotari
Born	1584; Padua, Kingdom of Italy
Died	1663; Venice, Kingdom of Italy
Nationality	Italy

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

Portrait of a Lady (Pantasilea Dotto Capodilista), ca. 1630

Biography

Varotari was born in Padua. According to the Netherlands Institute for Art History (RKD) she was the daughter of Dario Varotari the Elder and the sister of Alessandro Varotari, whom she assisted with his work.[1] Among her students was Caterina Tarabotti.[2] She died in Venice.

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References

Chiara Varotari in the RKD
Bryan, Michael (1889). Walter Armstrong & Robert Edmund Graves (ed.). Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, Biographical and Critical (Volume II L-Z). York St. #4, Covent Garden, London; Original from Fogg Library, Digitized May 18, 2007: George Bell and Sons. p. 551.CS1 maint: location (link)

Chiara Varotari on Artnet

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[RKD-1] Chiara Varotari in the RKD

[2] Bryan, Michael (1889). Walter Armstrong & Robert Edmund Graves (ed.). Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, Biographical and Critical (Volume II L-Z). York St. #4, Covent Garden, London; Original from Fogg Library, Digitized May 18, 2007: George Bell and Sons. p. 551.CS1 maint: location (link)