Alessandro Magnasco, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Italian painter (1667-1749)
Date of Birth: 04-Feb-1667
Place of Birth: Genoa, Liguria, Italy
Date of Death: 12-Mar-1749
Profession: painter
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Alessandro Magnasco
- Alessandro Magnasco (February 4, 1667 – March 12, 1749), also known as il Lissandrino, was an Italian late-Baroque painter active mostly in Milan and Genoa.
- He is best known for stylized, fantastic, often phantasmagoric genre or landscape scenes.
- Magnasco's distinctive style is characterized by fragmented forms rendered with swift brushstrokes and darting flashes of light.
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Alessandro Magnasco
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| Alternative names | Il Lissandrino, Il Lissandro | ||
| Description | Italian painter and draughtsman | ||
| Date of birth/death | 4 February 1667 | 12 March 1749 | |
| Location of birth/death | Genoa | Genoa | |
| Work location | Genoa, Milan (1680-1703), Genoa (1703), Florence (1703-1711), Genoa (1735-1749) | ||
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