Antonio Vivarini (Antonio of Murano) (active c. 1440 – 1480) was an Italian painter of the early Renaissance -late Gothic period, who worked mostly in the Republic of Venice . He is probably the earliest of a family of painters, which was descended from a family of glassworkers active in Murano . The painting dynasty included his younger brother Bartolomeo and Antonio's son Alvise Vivarini .
18-533: [REDACTED] Antonio Vivarini , Saint Louis de Toulouse , 1450 Vivarini is the surname of a family of painters from Murano ( Venice ), who produced a great quantity of work in Venice and its neighborhood in the 15th century, leading on to that phase of the school which is represented by Carpaccio and the Bellini family. Antonio Vivarini (Antonio of Murano)
36-536: A brother (Giovanni of Murano), but no trace of this painter exists of a date later than 1447. After 1447 Antonio painted either alone or in combination with his younger brother Bartolomeo. The works of Antonio are well drawn for their epoch, with a certain noticeable degree of softness, and with good flesh and other tints. Three of his principal paintings are the Virgin Enthroned with the Four Doctors of
54-441: A citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference Misplaced Pages articles incorporating text from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica articles with no significant updates Antonio Vivarini He initially trained with Andrea da Murano , and his works show
72-543: A date later than 1447. After 1447 Antonio painted either alone or in combination with his younger brother Bartolommeo in Padua . The works of Antonio are well drawn for their epoch, with a certain noticeable degree of softness, and with good flesh and other tints. He was probably influenced by Mantegna , and worked with him in the Ovetari Chapel in 1450–51. It is sometimes difficult to assign authorship for works from
90-452: A goldfinch as the signature of his pictures. Luigi or Alvise Vivarini , born c. 1446, painted from 1475 until his death in 1502. It has sometimes been supposed that, besides the Luigi who was the latest of this pictorial family, there had also been another Luigi who was the earliest, this supposition being founded on the fact that one picture is signed with the name, with the date 1414. There
108-616: Is good ground, however, for considering this date to be a forgery of a later time. The works of Luigi show an advance on those of his predecessors, and some of them are productions of high attainment; one of the best was executed for the Scuola di San Girolamo in Venice, representing the saint caressing his lion, and some monks decamping in terror. Other works by him are in Treviso and in Milan . He painted some remarkable portraits. Marco Basaiti
126-616: The surname Vivarini . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Authority control databases : National [REDACTED] United States Israel Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vivarini&oldid=1014359213 " Categories : Surnames 15th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Painters from Venice People from Murano Hidden categories: Misplaced Pages articles incorporating
144-723: The Church , the Coronation of the Virgin and SS Peter and Jerome . The first two (in which Giovanni cooperated) are in the Venetian Accademia , the third in the National Gallery, London . This gallery contains also specimens of the two following painters. Bartolomeo Vivarini is known to have worked from 1450 to 1499. He learned oil painting from Antonello da Messina , and is said to have produced, in 1473,
162-599: The Standards at the Board of Trade , and his wife Anna Louisa Bell; the mathematician Grace Chisholm was his sister. He was educated at Felsted School and matriculated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford , in 1884, graduating in 1888 with a first class in literae humaniores . He was called to the bar at the Middle Temple in 1892. Chisholm worked for The St James's Gazette as assistant editor from 1892 and
180-591: The Vivarini studio. Three of his principal paintings are the Enthroned Madonna Virgin with the Four Doctors of the Church , the Coronation of the Virgin and Saints Peter and Jerome . The first two (in which Giovanni co-operated) are in the Venetian academy, the third in the National Gallery, London . Though Alvise developed an interest in spatial coherence and solid form towards the end of
198-571: The century, the Vivarini workshop, overall, continued to embody a traditional Gothic-influential approach for much longer. Hugh Chisholm Hugh Chisholm ( / ˈ tʃ ɪ z ə m / ; 22 February 1866 – 29 September 1924) was a British journalist. He was the editor of the 10th, 11th and 12th editions of the Encyclopædia Britannica . He was born in London , England, a son of Henry Williams Chisholm (1809–1901), Warden of
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#1732772062964216-744: The eleven volumes forming the 10th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica . In 1903, he became editor-in-chief for the 11th edition , which was completed under his direction in 1910, and published as a whole by the Cambridge University Press , in 29 volumes, in 1911. He subsequently planned and edited the Britannica Year-Book (1913). Chisholm had been suggested as replacement as editor of The Times as an alternative to Geoffrey Dawson . Lord Northcliffe , owner of The Times from 1909, promised him
234-542: The first oil picture done in Venice. This is in the church of San Giovanni e Paolo , a large altarpiece in nine divisions, representing Augustine and other saints. Most of his works, however, including one in the National Gallery, are in tempera . His outline is always hard, and his color good; the figures have much dignified and devout expression. As vivarino means in Italian a goldfinch , he sometimes drew
252-541: The influence of Gentile da Fabriano . The earliest known date of a picture of his, an altar-piece in the Accademia is 1440; the latest, in the Vatican Museums , 1464, but he appears to have been alive in 1470. He collaborated with his brother in law, Giovanni d'Alemagna (also known as "Joannes de Alemania"), who sometimes has been regarded as a brother (Giovanni of Murano). No trace of this painter exists of
270-473: The post in 1911, but did not act on the promise, and Dawson continued to 1919. In 1913, following his return from America overseeing the printing of The Britannica Year-Book , Chisholm was appointed day editor of The Times . His role included that of leader writer ; but eventually he fell out with Northcliffe. In August 1913, he was appointed a director of the company. He was financial editor throughout World War I , resigning in 1920 when he embarked on
288-475: Was appointed editor in 1897. During these years, he also contributed numerous articles on political, financial and literary subjects to the weekly journals and monthly reviews, becoming well known as a literary critic and conservative publicist. He moved in 1899 to The Standard as chief leader-writer and moved in 1900 to The Times , to act as co-editor with Sir Donald Mackenzie Wallace and President Arthur Twining Hadley of Yale University on preparation of
306-455: Was one of his pupils. Notes [ edit ] ^ [REDACTED] One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Rossetti, William Michael (1911). " Vivarini ". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 152. [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
324-493: Was probably the earliest of this family. He came from the school of Andrea da Murano , and his works show the influence of Gentile da Fabriano . The earliest known date of a picture of his, an altarpiece in the Venetian academy, is 1440; the latest, in the Lateran museum, 1464, but he appears to have been alive in 1470. He worked in company with a certain "Joannes de Alemania", who has been (with considerable doubt) regarded as
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