Michele Giambono
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Michele Giambono was an Italian
painter and mosaicist of the Early Renaissance
in Venice
. Giambono's style, in general, remains archaic and iconic, and seems generally unaffected by Florentine experimentation with perspective and dimensionality of figures. He designed some of the mosaics,representing scenes from Life of the Virgin, in the Mascoli chapel in the church of Saint Mark's Basilica. Also known as Michele di Taddeo, Giambono, Zambone, Zambono, Bono, or Michele Giovanni Boni
He was a pupil of Jacobello del Fiore
. He was born at Venice
about the beginning of the century. At the Accademia
is a Redeemer between St. Bernardino and other Saints painted soon after the canonization of that saint, which occurred about 1470.
Italy
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painter and mosaicist of the Early Renaissance
Renaissance
The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historical era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not...
in Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
. Giambono's style, in general, remains archaic and iconic, and seems generally unaffected by Florentine experimentation with perspective and dimensionality of figures. He designed some of the mosaics,representing scenes from Life of the Virgin, in the Mascoli chapel in the church of Saint Mark's Basilica. Also known as Michele di Taddeo, Giambono, Zambone, Zambono, Bono, or Michele Giovanni Boni
He was a pupil of Jacobello del Fiore
Jacobello del Fiore
Jacobello del Fiore was an Italian painter of the 15th century active mainly in Venice. He was the son and pupil of the painter Francesco del Fiore. One of his pupils was Carlo Crivelli....
. He was born at Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
about the beginning of the century. At the Accademia
Accademia
The Accademia is a museum gallery of pre-19th century art in Venice, northern Italy. Situated on the south bank of the Grand Canal, within the sestiere of Dorsoduro, it gives its name to one of the three bridges across the canal, the Ponte dell'Accademia, and to the boat landing station for the...
is a Redeemer between St. Bernardino and other Saints painted soon after the canonization of that saint, which occurred about 1470.