Life and Early Years Pietro della Vecchia, born in Vicenza around 1603, was the son of gasparo della vecchia, a painter who had gained admittance to the Venetian painters’ guild. While biographical details about his early life remain scarce and somewhat unreliable—scholarly debates persist regarding his precise birthplace—evidence suggests he was nurtured within a family steeped in artistic tradition. Alessandro Varotari, known as il…