Salai, or Salaino, Andrea

Salai, Or Salaino, Andrea, an Italian painter, was born about the year 1500, but the time of his death is not known. From an humble position in the studio of Leonardo da Vinci, he finally became the favorite pupil of his master, and his pictures show the same softness which characterizes those of the great artist. In Milan may be seen his Holy Family and St. John in the Desert, and at Paris an Adoration of the Magi, besides many others scattered through Europe.