Fra Antonio da Negroponte was an Italian painter of the early-

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period, active mainly in

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and

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. He painted in a

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style that resembles that of

Bartolomeo Vivarini Bartolomeo or Bartolommeo Vivarini (c. 1432c. 1499) was an Italian Renaissance painter, known to have worked from 1450 to 1499. Biography Bartolomeo's brother Antonio Vivarini, and his nephew (also possibly his pupil) Alvise Vivarini, were al ...

. Among his works are a ''Madonna and Child Enthroned'' for a chapel in the church of

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in Venice.

References

* 15th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Italian Renaissance painters Painters from Venice Year of death unknown Year of birth unknown {{Italy-painter-15thC-stub