Domenico Veneziano
Madonna and Child, around 1445 (altarpiece from the Church of Santa Lucia dei Magnoli , now in the Uffizi)
Domenico Veneziano (* around 1410 in Venice , † around 1461 in Florence ) was an Italian painter . He is considered an important master of the Florentine early Renaissance .
life and work
He trained with Masolino da Panicale , Masaccio and Donatello . He did not create many works. Only two are signed by him: two panels from an altar from Santa Lucia de Bardi and a fresco fragment of a tabernacle depicting the Madonna and Child and the “Adoration of the Magi”, Tondo of the Medici, tempera on wood, ⌀ 84 cm, Berlin , State Museums of Prussian Cultural Heritage , Picture Gallery
He worked with Bicci di Lorenzo on several frescoes .
literature
- Giorgio Vasari : The life of Lippi, Pesello and Pesellino, Castagno, Veneziano and Fra Angelico. Newly translated into German by Victoria Lorini. Ed., Commented and introduced by Jana Graul and Heiko Damm, Verlag Klaus Wagenbach, Berlin 2011, ISBN 978-3-8031-5054-7 .
Web links
Commons : Domenico Veneziano - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Literature by and about Domenico Veneziano in the catalog of the German National Library
- Biography at Encyclopædia Britannica Online (engl.)
- Selection of works at the Bildindex der Kunst und Architektur, German Documentation Center for Art History - Photo Archive Photo Marburg
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Veneziano, Domenico |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1410 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Venice |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1461 |
| Place of death | Florence |