Antonio Alberti was an Italian painter, active mainly in the 15th century in his native city of

Ferrara Ferrara (, ; egl, Fràra ) is a city and ''comune'' in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, capital of the Province of Ferrara. it had 132,009 inhabitants. It is situated northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main stream ...

, as well as

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and

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Biography

He painted portraits and sacred subjects. For the sacristy of the church of San Bernardino, outside

, he painted a ''Madonna and Child enthroned'' (1439). He painted frescoes in the Bolognini chapel at

San Petronio Basilica The Basilica of San Petronio is a minor basilica and church of the Archdiocese of Bologna located in Bologna, Emilia Romagna, northern Italy. It dominates Piazza Maggiore. The basilica is dedicated to the patron saint of the city, Saint Petronius ...

in Bologna, consisting of incidents from the ''Passion'', ''Paradise'', and ''Inferno'' . He painted frescoes of the ''Virgin and child between saints Benedict and Sebastian'' (1433) for the inner choir of Sant' Antonio Abate in Ferrara. He had a son of the same name, who was also an artist, living in 1550.

Onofrio Gabrieli Onofrio Gabrieli or Gabriello (April 2, 1619 – September 26, 1706) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. Biography He was born in Gesso, near Messina, and had his initial studies in Messina under Antonio Alberti, who was nicknamed ''Barb ...

and Fra Carnovale were his pupils. His grandson was

Timoteo della Vite Timoteo Viti (Urbino, 1469 – 1523, Urbino), sometimes called Timoteo della Viti or Timoteo da Urbino, was an Italian Renaissance painter, who was closely associated with Raphael, who was fourteen years his junior. Career Born in Urbino, Viti wa ...

Gallery

File:Antonio Alberti da Ferrara (attr.), Miracolo di Sant'Antonio, prima del 1438.jpg, ''Miracle of Saint Anthony'' (before 1438) File:Antonio Alberti da Ferrara, Crocifissione (verso).jpg, ''Crocifissione (

Crucifixion Crucifixion is a method of capital punishment in which the victim is tied or nailed to a large wooden cross or beam and left to hang until eventual death from exhaustion and asphyxiation. It was used as a punishment by the Persians, Carthagin ...

)'' File:Antonio Alberti da Ferrara, Madonna col Bambino tra i Santi (1439) 04.jpg, ''Madonna and Child among the Saints'' (1439) File:Antonio alberti da ferrara, polittico madonna col bambino e santi.JPG,

Polyptych A polyptych ( ; Greek: ''poly-'' "many" and ''ptychē'' "fold") is a painting (usually panel painting) which is divided into sections, or panels. Specifically, a "diptych" is a two-part work of art; a "triptych" is a three-part work; a tetrapty ...

of Madonna and Child with Saints File:Antonio alberti da ferrara e bottega, madonna col bambino e santi.JPG,

Triptych A triptych ( ; from the Greek language, Greek adjective ''τρίπτυχον'' "''triptukhon''" ("three-fold"), from ''tri'', i.e., "three" and ''ptysso'', i.e., "to fold" or ''ptyx'', i.e., "fold") is a work of art (usually a panel painting) t ...

of Madonna and Child with Saints

References

* Quattrocento painters Italian male painters 15th-century Italian painters Painters from Ferrara Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown Fresco painters {{Italy-painter-stub