Jacopo d'Avanzi (after 1350s – 1416) was an Italian painter of the
Renaissance
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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
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, 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
Galasso Galassi (active 1450–1488) was an Italian painter of the early-Renaissance period, active mainly in Ferrara. He also worked for some years in Bologna. He was one of the earliest painters of the School of Ferrara (painting), School of Fe ...
of
Ferrara
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and
Cristofano of Bologna in the old church of Santa Apollonia di Mezzaratta; these frescoes are now in the
Pinacoteca Nazionale of Bologna
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.
He also completed the series of frescoes in the chapel of San Giacomo in the
Basilica di Sant'Antonio at
Padua
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, which were painted in 1376, completed later by
Altichiero da Zevio and
Sebeto da Verona. All three also painted in Verona.
References
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14th-century births
1416 deaths
Italian male painters
Trecento painters
Painters from Bologna
Quattrocento painters
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