Word: lazzarini
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Tiepolo was early marked for greatness. At 14, he was sent to study in the studio of the prolific Venetian genre painter Gregorio Lazzarini, but soon broke away to study on his own the works of the Renaissance's Paolo Vero nese. By the time he was 21, he had become a full-fledged member of the local painters' fraternity, by 23 he had married Cecilia Guardi, sister of the painting Guardis, and by 26 held the highly important post of "curator" of the Doge's art treasures. From then on, his reputation spread from northern Italy...