Ottavio Semini was an Italian

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...

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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 son and pupil of Antonio Semini

Antonio Semini

Antonio Semini was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance, active in his native Genoa.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...

, 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 afterwards led a dissipated life in Milan. He helped paint for the chapel of San Girolamo in St. Angelo in Milan. One of his pupils was Paolo Camillo Landriani

Paolo Camillo Landriani

Paolo Camillo Landriani , also known as il Duchino, was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance period, active mainly in Milan. He was a pupil of the painter Ottavio Semini...

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