Carlo Cane was an Italian

Italy

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 painter of the Baroque

Baroque

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 period. He was born at Gallarate

Gallarate

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, Province of Varese

Province of Varese

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. He was instructed by Melchiore Gilardini. He copied the works of Morazzone

Morazzone

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 with success, and became a historical painter, particularly in fresco

Fresco

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. He painted in fresco a St. Ambrose and St. Hugo in the Certosa at Padua

Padua

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. He also painted landscapes and animals. He died at Milan

Milan

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. There is a second Carlo Cane of Trino

Trino

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, in his History of Trino as having painted in 1600 two altar-pieces for the Benedictine abbey of Locedia.