Lorenzo di Niccolò di Martino (1373-c.1412)

• Was an Italian painter.
• The first recorded date of his existence is in 1392 when it is documented that Lorenzo and his mentor, Niccolò di Pietro Gerini, painted frescoes in the church of San Francesco at Pisa.

• Lorenzo’s education was limited, as it is thought that he trained under Gerini in a bottega.

• Lorenzo's friend, painter Spinello Aretino was influential to Lorenzo's personal artistic development.
• Lorenzo drew inspiration from Spinello’s large-scale frescos and the freedom of imagination in his works.
• Based on records, Lorenzo was a most likely a member of the Medici e Speziali guild around 1408, and was certainly a member of the Compagnia di San Luca in 1410.

• Lorenzo had a son, Piero, who was trained in painting at the Arte dei Medici e Speziali in 1422 and became a painter in his own right.
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