Vitale da Bologna also known as Vitale di Almo de' Cavalli or Vitale degli Equi, was an Italian

Italy

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 painter, of the Early Renaissance.

He is a representant of the 14th century school of painting in Bologna

Bologna

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, where he was most active and painted the polyptych

Polyptych

A polyptych generally refers to a painting which is divided into sections, or panels. The terminology that follows is in relevance to the number of panels integrated into a particular piece of work: "diptych" describes a two-part work of art; "triptych" describes a three-part work; "tetraptych"...

 in the church of San Salvatore and frescoes in Santa Maria dei Servi. He was also active in Pomposa

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 and Udine

Udine

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His masterwork is the panel with St. George and the Dragon in the Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna. Also notable is the Madonna dei denti ("Madonna of the Teeth", 1345).

Also attributed to him is the Presepe fresco from the church of Sant'Apollonia di Mezzaretta, now in the Pinacoteca Nazionale of Bologna, considered a mainstay of the evolution of the Emilian school of art

Bolognese School (painting)

The Bolognese School or the School of Bologna of painting flourished in Bologna, the capital of Emilia Romagna, between the 16th and 17th centuries in Italy, and rivalled Florence and Rome as the center of painting. Its most important representatives include the Carracci family, including Ludovico...

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