Vivarini
Vivarini is the name of a Venetian artist dynasty of the 15th century, descended from a family of Murano glassblowers.
Antonio Vivarini was the first of the dynasty. His works were often created in cooperation with his brother-in-law, Giovanni d'Alemagna , who came from Germany, and his younger brother Bartolomeo Vivarini. The last member of the family of painters was Alvise Vivarini, who continued his workshop after Antonio's death.
The main products of the Vivarini workshop were multi-part altarpieces, triptychs and polyptyches , in splendid, gilded wooden frames, which, apart from Venice, were bought in cities that were under Venetian rule or in which Venice had trade bases, from Veneto, the Marche to Istria and Apulia. Until the 70s of the 15th century, the Vivarini workshop practically had a monopoly on this type of altarpiece. In 1490 Bergamo was added as a new customer.
Family members
- Alvise Vivarini (~ 1446– ~ 1505), Italian painter
- Antonio Vivarini (~ 1415– ~ 1480), Italian painter
- Bartolomeo Vivarini (~ 1432– ~ 1499), Italian painter
as well as Antonio's brother-in-law
- Giovanni d'Alemagna (~ 1411–1450), Italian painter
literature
- The Dictionary of Art. Vol. 32. Harmondsworth 1996. pp. 652-653.
