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Antonio Vite was a fourteenth century
Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...
painter of the early 15th century. He was a pupil of
Gherardo Starnina Gherardo Starnina (c. 1360–1413) was an Italian painter from Florence in the Quattrocento era. According to the biographer Giorgio Vasari, Starnina initially trained with Antonio Veneziano (painter), Antonio Veneziano, then with Agnolo Gaddi. ...
, and was born at
Pistoia Pistoia (; ) is a city and ''comune'' in the Italian region of Tuscany, the capital of a province of the same name, located about north-west of Florence and is crossed by the Ombrone Pistoiese, a tributary of the River Arno. It is a typic ...
. He was active around the year 1428, and was perhaps identical with one ''Antonio Filippo da Pistoia'', whose name occurs in records of the period. He is said to have worked in the Campo Santo at
Pisa Pisa ( ; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in Tuscany, Central Italy, straddling the Arno just before it empties into the Ligurian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa. Although Pisa is known worldwide for the Leaning Tow ...
. He also worked at the Palazzo del Ceppo in
Prato Prato ( ; ) is a city and municipality (''comune'') in Tuscany, Italy, and is the capital of the province of Prato. The city lies in the northeast of Tuscany, at an elevation of , at the foot of Monte Retaia (the last peak in the Calvana ch ...
, as well as in the church of
San Domenico, Pistoia San Domenico is a Romanesque architecture, Romanesque and Gothic architecture, Gothic-style, Roman Catholic church located in the Piazza of the same name, with a north flank of the nave parallel to Corso Silvani Fedi, in Pistoia, region of Tuscany, ...
. Other information dates him as being part of the Pistoia town council in 1378. The 15th century Tuscan architect Ventura Vitoni is said to have been the grandson of Antonio.F Tolomei, page 209.


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* Artists from Pistoia 14th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 15th-century Italian painters Painters from Tuscany Year of death unknown Year of birth unknown {{Italy-painter-14thC-stub