Movement, Style, School or Type of Art:
Early Renaissance, Neapolitan School
Date and Place of Birth:
ca. 1430, Messina, Sicily
Life:
The son of a stonemason, Antonello trained in Naples. No one knows for certain whether he picked up Netherlandish influences there (from his teacher) or actually travelled to the Netherlands, but - the key point is Antonello is credited with introducing oil painting to the Italian Renaissance. Better still, he took the technique to Venice, on a trip, and the Venetians worked wonders with it. He himself was a gifted portraitist, and inspired a new style among his fellow Italian artists.
Important Works:
- San Cassiano Altar, 1475-76
- Portrait of a Man, ca. 1475
- The Virgin Annunciated, ca. 1476
Date and Place of Death:
At some point between February 14-25, 1479, Messina, Sicily
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