Alessandro Leone Varotari (4 April 1588 – 20 July 1649), also commonly known as Il Padovanino, was an Italian painter of the late-Mannerist and early-Baroque Venetian school, best known for having mentored Pietro Liberi, Giulio Carpioni, and Bartolommeo Scaligero.

[2][3] Born in Padua, from which his nickname derives, he was the son of the local painter and architect Dario Varotari the Elder, who most probably provided his earliest training.

Early paintings such as The incredulity of St. Thomas,[4] Virgin and Child,[5] and the Pentecost[6] show the influence of Titian.

[8] He painted a major battle canvas entitled The victory of the Carnuti (Celts) over the Normans.

Although he had earned much of his fame due to his talents as a copyist, he still deserves a place in the history of painting.