Andrea Vaccaro: A Leading Neapolitan Baroque Painter Born: Naples, Italy (1604) Died: 1670 Early Life and Training Andrea Vaccaro was born in Naples in 1604, the son of Pietro Baccaro, a legal professional, and Gioanna di Glauso. Initially pursuing literary studies, he later turned to art. Contrary to earlier beliefs that he apprenticed under Girolamo Imparato, it is now known that Imparato died before Vaccaro began his artistic journey. At the age of 16, Vaccaro was apprenticed to Giovanni Tommaso Passaro, a lesser-known artist. Very little documentation exists regarding this e…