Altichiero, crocefissione (dettaglio), basilica del santo, cappella di san felice, padova, 1376 circa

Jacopo d'Avanzi (after 1350s – 1416) 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. He is also known as ''Jacopo Avanzi'' or ''Jacopo de Avanzi'', although apparently often confused with other artists, including ''Jacopo de' Bavozi'' and the Vicentine ''Avanzo''.

Biography

Born in

Bologna Bologna (, , ; egl, label= Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nat ...

, he trained supposedly with

Vitale da Bologna 250px, ''St. George and the Dragon'' Vitale da Bologna (–1360), also known as Vitale di Aymo de' Cavalli or Vitale degli Equi, was an Italian painter of the Early Renaissance. He is a representative of the 14th century school of painting ...

. He worked with Galasso Galassi 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 ...

and

Cristofano of Bologna Cristofano is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Cristofano Allori (1577–1621), Italian portrait painter of the late Florentine Mannerist school * Cristofano Berardi (18th century), an Italian engraver * Cristofano Bertelli (act ...

in the old church of Santa Apollonia di Mezzaratta; these frescoes are now in the Pinacoteca Nazionale of Bologna. He also completed the series of frescoes in the chapel of San Giacomo in the Basilica di Sant'Antonio at

Padua Padua ( ; it, Padova ; vec, Pàdova) is a city and ''comune'' in Veneto, northern Italy. Padua is on the river Bacchiglione, west of Venice. It is the capital of the province of Padua. It is also the economic and communications hub of the ...

, which were painted in 1376, completed later by Altichiero da Zevio and

Sebeto da Verona Sebeto da Verona is a late 14th-century Italian painter, active in both Verona and Padua. Little is known about his biography. The name Sebeto is first bandied by Giorgio Vasari in his ''Lives of the Painters'', however some sources claim the name ...

. All three also painted in Verona.

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* 14th-century births 1416 deaths Italian male painters Trecento painters Painters from Bologna Quattrocento painters {{Italy-painter-15thC-stub