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

Verona Verona ( , ; vec, Verona or ) is a city on the Adige River in Veneto, Italy, with 258,031 inhabitants. It is one of the seven provincial capitals of the region. It is the largest city municipality in the region and the second largest in nor ...

. He was the son of the French painter Jean d'Arbois, who had come to Italy at the court for Gian Galeazzo Visconti 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 Michelino Molinari da Besozzo (c. 1370 – c. 1455) was a notable fifteenth century Italian painter and illuminator, who was widely praised for his work. He worked mostly in Milan and Lombardy, and was employed by the Visconti family, rule ...

, 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

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

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'' (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, 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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