Stefano da Verona (or da Zevio; 1379 – c. 1438) was an Italian painter who was active in

Verona Verona ( ; ; or ) is a city on the Adige, River Adige in Veneto, Italy, with 255,131 inhabitants. It is one of the seven provincial capitals of the region, and is the largest city Comune, municipality in the region and in Northeast Italy, nor ...

. He was the son of the French painter Jean d'Arbois, who had come to Italy at the court for

Gian Galeazzo Visconti Gian Galeazzo Visconti (16 October 1351 – 3 September 1402), was the first duke of Duchy of Milan, Milan (1395) and ruled that late-medieval city just before the dawn of the Renaissance. He also ruled Lombardy jointly with his uncle Bernabò V ...

after working for Philip II of Burgundy. He likely apprenticed at

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in the workshops of illuminators of the Visconti. He was influenced by Michelino da Besozzo, as it can be seen in the '' Madonna of the Rose Garden'' (1420s–1430s), variously attributed to him or Michelino. Before settling in Verona, Stefano worked at

Padua Padua ( ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in Veneto, northern Italy, and the capital of the province of Padua. The city lies on the banks of the river Bacchiglione, west of Venice and southeast of Vicenza, and has a population of 20 ...

. In Verona he executed his major works, such as the ''

Adoration of the Magi The Adoration of the Magi or Adoration of the Kings or Visitation of the Wise Men is the name traditionally given to the subject in the Nativity of Jesus in art in which the three Magi, represented as kings, especially in the West, having fo ...

'' (now in the

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), signed and dated 1434. A painting depicting ''The Virgin and Child with Angels in a Garden with a Rose Hedge'' at the

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has been attributed to Stefano. He was a friend of

Pisanello Pisanello (), born Antonio di Puccio Pisano or Antonio di Puccio da Cereto, also erroneously called Vittore Pisano by Giorgio Vasari, was one of the most distinguished painters of the early Italian Renaissance and Quattrocento. He was acclaimed b ...

, who was in Verona in the same period. Vincenzo di Stefano da Verona was likely a son or pupil. His brothers Giovanni Antonio and Giovanni Maria were also painters.''Le vite de' pittori, degli scultori, et architetti veronesi''
by Bartolomeo Dal Pozzo (1718), page 11-13.

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