Jacopo da Montagnana, also known as Jacopo Parisato (c. 1440 to 1443 in

Montagnana Montagnana is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Padova, in Veneto (northern Italy). Neighbouring communes are Borgo Veneto, Casale di Scodosia, Urbana, Bevilacqua, Pojana Maggiore, Pressana, Minerbe and Roveredo di Guà. , the popula ...

– 20 April and 14 Agusut 1499 in

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 ...

) was an Italian painter of the early

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 ...

who was mainly active in the Padua area.John G. Bernasconi. "Jacopo da Montagnana." Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 10 May 2017

Life

He was born in

, but mainly active in

where he died. He was either a pupil or influenced by

Andrea Mantegna Andrea Mantegna (, , ; September 13, 1506) was an Italian painter, a student of Roman archeology, and son-in-law of Jacopo Bellini. Like other artists of the time, Mantegna experimented with perspective, e.g. by lowering the horizon in order ...

and/ or

Gentile Bellini Gentile Bellini (c. 1429 – 23 February 1507) was an Italian painter of the school of Venice. He came from Venice's leading family of painters, and at least in the early part of his career was more highly regarded than his younger brother Giova ...

. He is considered a major

Quattrocento The cultural and artistic events of Italy during the period 1400 to 1499 are collectively referred to as the Quattrocento (, , ) from the Italian word for the number 400, in turn from , which is Italian for the year 1400. The Quattrocento encom ...

painter in Padua. He was active in the fresco decoration of the Capella Santa Maria degli Angeli in the

Palazzo Vescovile of Padua The Diocesan museum of Padua displays arts and artifacts belonging to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Padua; it is housed in the 15th-century former bishop's residence or Palazzo Vescovile. The building, adjacent to the Cathedral of Padua, faces ...

, erected in 1495, and frescoed by Jacopo and

Prospero da Piazzola Prospero da Piazzola (documented from 1472 - 1521) was an Italian painter active in Padua. Few documented works remain of this painter. He was active in the fresco decoration of the Capella Santa Maria degli Angeli, in the Palazzo Vescovile of P ...

. Also contemporary in Padua at that time was

Pietro Calzetta Pietro Calzetta ( fl. 1470–1500) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance. He was son-in-law of Montagnana and a pupil of Squarcione. He painted in the chapel of Corpus Christi at the Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua. In 1470 he restored some ...

and

Francesco Bazelieri Francesco, the Italian (and original) version of the personal name " Francis", is the most common given name among males in Italy. Notable persons with that name include: People with the given name Francesco * Francesco I (disambiguation), sev ...

Review of ''Jacopo da Montagnana e la pittura padovana del secondo Quattrocento'', curated by Alberta De Nicolò Salmazo and Giuliana Ericani, Padova, Il Poligrafo, 2002.

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1440s births 1499 deaths Quattrocento painters Italian male painters 15th-century Italian painters Painters from Padua People from Montagnana {{Italy-painter-15thC-stub