Lorenzo Veneziano, active (1356-72)

• Was an important Italian painter in Venice during the second half of the 14th century.
• He was the first painter of the Venetian school who commenced the move away from the Byzantine models preferred by the Venetians towards the Gothic style.
• His work had an important influence on the next generation of Venetian painters.
• The artist's activity is confirmed during the period of 1356 to 1372.
• Artists such as Guglielmo Veneziano, Giovanni da Bologna, Catarino Veneziano, Stefano di Sant'Agnese, in particular, and Jacobello di Bonomo, to a more limited extent, were influenced by his style.
• Next