Bartolomeo Bon (also spelled Buon; died after 1464) was an Italian sculptor and architect from

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. His career spans the transition between

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and the rather late start of

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. Together with his father Zane Bon, he worked in Venice: they finished the decoration of the famous

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Ca' d'Oro (1424–1430) and the marble door of the Basilica di Santa Maria dei Frari. They were also entrusted with the construction of the ''Porta della Carta'' (1438–1442) at the

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. Bartolomeo alone worked at a portal of the

Scuola Grande di San Marco The Scuola Grande di San Marco is a building in Venice, Italy, designed by the well-known Venetian architects Pietro Lombardo, Mauro Codussi, and Bartolomeo Bon. It was originally the home to one of the Scuole Grandi of Venice, or six major ...

(a lunette is now housed in the

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), the portal of San Polo and the Porta della Carta, which connects the

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. Venice - Well.jpg, Well of Ca' d'Oro Foscari Arch upper level.jpg, Arc Foscari Palazzo Ducale (Venice) - Porta della carta.jpg, ''Porta della Carta'' Virgin of the Misericordia, ca. 1445 - 50 - Victoria and Albert Museum, London.jpg, Tympanum of the ''Scuola della Misericordia'' Facade of Santi Giovanni e Paolo (Venice) - Portal.jpg, Portal of the basilica Santi Giovanni e Paolo Madonna dell'Orto Portail.jpg, Madonna dell'Orto church portal

References

Web Gallery of Art
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