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Antonello da Messina

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Known as: Italian Renaissance painter
Born: c. 1430, Messina, Italy
Date of death: 1479, Messina

Little is known of Antonello da Messina's early life though it is probable that he was apprenticed in Messina and in Palermo. At around 20 years of age, he was in Naples and in the next few years was a pupil of the painter Niccolò Colantonio.

His work was influenced by Flemish painters (sitters turned three-quarters) but it is unclear where the influence came from or whether he indeed visited the Netherlands...

Antonello da Messina

In 1474-76, he stayed in Venice and produced alot of the work that he is chiefly known for today, in particular his portrait paintings.

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ANTONELLO DA MESSINA: FRAGMENTS FROM A LIFE

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In 1474-76, he stayed in Venice and produced alot of the work that he is chiefly known for today, in particular his portrait paintings.

Works include:

Sibiu Crucifixion (c. 1455), Abraham Served by the Angels, St. Jerome Penitent and Salting Madonna (all 1460), Madonna with Child (1461), Portrait of a Man (1465-1470), Salvator Mundi (1470), Annunciation, St. Jerome in His Study (both 1474), Condottiero (1475, below), St. Sebastian (c. 1475-76), and Virgin Annunciate (c. 1476) .

Antonello da Messina
Condottiero 1475
(Louvre)

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antonello da messina / portrait of a man, c.1475

Antonello da Messina
Portrait of a Man, c.1475
© Estate of Antonello da Messina

antonello da messina / portrait of a man, 1460s, tempera of wood, 27 × 20 cm, museo civico malaspina, pavia

Antonello da Messina
Portrait of a Man, 1460s
Tempera of wood, 27 × 20 cm, Museo Civico Malaspina, Pavia
© Estate of Antonello da Messina

antonello da messina / portrait of a man, 1476, panel, museo civico d'arte antica, turin

Antonello da Messina
Portrait of a Man, 1476
Panel, Museo Civico d'Arte Antica, Turin
© Estate of Antonello da Messina

antonello da messina / portrait of a young man, c. 1478 , panel, 20.4 × 14.5 cm, gemäldegalerie, berlin

Antonello da Messina
Portrait of a Young Man, c. 1478
Panel, 20.4 × 14.5 cm, Gemäldegalerie, Berlin
© Estate of Antonello da Messina

antonello da messina / portrait of a young man, c. 1475, mixed technique on wood, 27.5 × 21 cm, fundacion thyssen-bornemisza, madrid

Antonello da Messina
Portrait of a Young Man, c. 1475
Mixed technique on wood, 27.5 × 21 cm, Fundacion Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
© Estate of Antonello da Messina

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