Andrea Solari (1460 in Milano – 1524) was an Italian Renaissance

Renaissance

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 painter

Painting

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. He was initially named Andre del Gobbo, but more confusingly as Andrea del Bartolo

a name shared with two other Italian painters, the 14th Century Siennese Andrea di Bartolo

Andrea di Bartolo

Andrea di Bartolo was an Italian painter of the Sienna School, active between 1389-1428.-Life:He was the only surviving son of nine, of the painter Bartolo di Fredi...

, and the 15th Century Florentine Andrea di Bartolo

Andrea del Castagno

Andrea del Castagno was an Italian painter from Florence, influenced chiefly by Tommaso Masaccio and Giotto di Bondone. His works include frescoes in Sant'Apollonia in Florence and the painted equestrian monument of Niccolò da Tolentino in the Cathedral in Florence...

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Work

He was one of the most important followers of Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci

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, and brother of Cristoforo Solari

Cristoforo Solari

Cristoforo Solari , also known as il Gobbo , was an Italian sculptor and architect. He was the brother of the painter Andrea Solari....

, who gave him his first training. His paintings can be seen in Venice

Venice

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, Milan

Milan

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, The Louvre and the Château de Gaillon

Château de Gaillon

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 (Normandie

Normandy

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, France

France

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). One of his better known paintings is the Virgin of the Green Cushion (c. 1507) in the Louvre (illustrated here).