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Bernardino Zaganelli (), also Bernardino di Bosio Zaganelli and Bernardino da Cotignola, (1460-1470 – 1510) was an Italian painter, of the
Renaissance The Renaissance ( , ) , from , with the same meanings. is a period in European history marking the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and covering the 15th and 16th centuries, characterized by an effort to revive and surpass ideas ...
period.


Biography

Not much is known about Bernardino Zaganelli's life except through his works. He was born in
Cotignola Cotignola ( rgn, Cudgnôla) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Ravenna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about southeast of Bologna and about west of Ravenna. Cotignola was the birthplace of the 15th century condottier ...
and worked in
Parma Parma (; egl, Pärma, ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmigiano-Reggiano, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 ...
and
Ravenna Ravenna ( , , also ; rgn, Ravèna) is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy. It was the capital city of the Western Roman Empire from 408 until its collapse in 476. It then served as the cap ...
. His brother Francesco da Cotignola was also a painter, and he is possibly related to
Girolamo Marchesi Girolamo Marchesi (c. 1471 – 1550) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period. Born in Cotignola, whence his nickname of ''Girolamo da Cotignola'', he trained early on with Francesco Francia in Bologna, then in Rome under Raphael. He ...
as well. He primarily painted religious-themed paintings for church commissions, sometimes working with his brother Francesco. One work executed by Bernardino Zaganelli ''
Saint Sebastian Saint Sebastian (in Latin: ''Sebastianus''; Narbo, Gallia Narbonensis, Roman Empire c. AD 255 – Rome, Italia, Roman Empire c. AD 288) was an early Christian saint and martyr. According to traditional belief, he was killed during the Dioclet ...
'' is part of the
National Gallery The National Gallery is an art museum in Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, in Central London, England. Founded in 1824, it houses a collection of over 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900. The current Director o ...
collection in London.National Gallery Brief Bio Bernardino Zaganelli
/ref> One of his pupils in Ferrara was thought to be Antonio Pirri.Art in Northern Italy
by Corrado Ricci; editor: New York: Charles Scribner's Sons (1911); page 324.


References

* * 1460s births 1510 deaths 15th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 16th-century Italian painters Italian Renaissance painters {{Italy-painter-15thC-stub