Antonio and Bartolomeo Vivarini

Years of life:	1415 – 1484
Artist's Teachers:	Andrea da Murano, Antonello da Messina
Art Movement:	Early Renaissance
Painting School:	Venetian school

Genre:	Religious
Country:	Italy
Century:	XV

The Venetian brothers Antonio (c. 1415-1484) and Bartolomeo Vivarini (c. 1432-1499) created old-fashioned altarpieces with stiff figures and elaborately carved frames. Antonio’s son, Alvise (c. 1445–1505) did more modern work in the style of Bellini.

Their’s major works are The Madonna with the Blessed Child, c. 1440 (Venice: Gallerie dell’Accademia); Sts. Francis and Mark, 1440–46 (London: National Gallery)

References:

Robert Cumming. Art: complete encyclopedia. – 512 p. – Moscow: Astrel, 2005.

Artworks:

Jeronimos altar from Santo Stefano in Venice

1441

Jeronimos altar from Santo Stefano in Venice • 1441
The Holy Family

1455

The Holy Family • 1455
The Coronation of the Virgin

1444

The Coronation of the Virgin • 1444
Triptych

1446

Triptych • 1446
Adoration of the Magi

between 1445 and 1447

Adoration of the Magi • between 1445 and 1447
Saint Damian (or Cosmas)

from 1465 until 1480

Saint Damian (or Cosmas) • from 1465 until 1480
Madonna and Child

1481

Madonna and Child • 1481
Polyptych with Saint James Major, Madonna and Child, and Saints

1490

Polyptych with Saint James Major, Madonna and Child, and Saints • 1490
Madonna and Child

1477

Madonna and Child • 1477
Madonna and Child before a red curtain

1450-1491

Madonna and Child before a red curtain • 1450-1491
Madonna and Child

Madonna and Child
Saint Cosmas (or Damian)

from 1460 until 1480

Saint Cosmas (or Damian) • from 1460 until 1480
Triptych of Santa Maria Formosa

1473

Triptych of Santa Maria Formosa • 1473
Enthroned Madonna

1485

Enthroned Madonna • 1485
Madonna and Child

1475

Madonna and Child • 1475
Madonna and Child

1475

Madonna and Child • 1475
St Lawrence the Martyr

1460-1470s

St Lawrence the Martyr • 1460-1470s
Madonna and Child with Sts John the Baptist and Andrew

1478

Madonna and Child with Sts John the Baptist and Andrew • 1478
St Roch and the Angel

1480

St Roch and the Angel • 1480
St Lawrence the Martyr

1460-1470s

St Lawrence the Martyr • 1460-1470s
St Ambrose Polyptych

1477

St Ambrose Polyptych • 1477
Polyptych

1464

Polyptych • 1464
Madonna and Child

Madonna and Child
The Annunciation

The Annunciation
The Meeting of Anne and Joachim

1473

The Meeting of Anne and Joachim • 1473
Saint Mary Magdalen

1475

Saint Mary Magdalen • 1475
The Birth of Mary

1473

The Birth of Mary • 1473