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Altichiero da Zevio (c. 1330 – c. 1390), also called Aldighieri da Zevio, was an Italian painter much influenced by Giotto, certainly through knowledge of the frescoes in the Cappella degli Scrovegni in Padua and quite possibly through having been trained in Florence by one of Giotto's pupils. Altichiero worked in Verona and Padua. Works by him survive in the church of Sant'Anastasia in Verona and in the Cappella di S Felice (originally Cappella di S Giacomo) in the basilica of Sant'Antonio (Il Santo) and the Oratorio di San Giorgio in Padua. His stature was compromised for a long time through his supposed collaboration with a certain Jacopo Avanzo or Avanzi, but study of the documents and historiography demonstrated Atichiero's authorship of the frescoes in both the Santo and the Oratorio di San Giorgio.^[1] It has been argued that the hand of an assistant (conceivably Jacopo Avanzo or Jacopo Avanzi, both Bolognese painters) can be seen in some early scenes in the Santo (Cappella di S Felice, originally the Cappella di S Giacomo) – although it was certainly Altichiero who was paid to decorate the chapel, and he received 792 ducats in the summer of 1379.^[2]

Altichiero was probably born somewhere near Zevio. He became an important member of the della Scala household in Verona, and around 1364 painted a series of frescoes based upon Flavius Josephus's The Wars of the Jews at the della Scala palace of Sala del Podestà.

The last record of Altichiero is a Paduan archival document of September 1384. At that time he was in Verona or about to go there.^[3] The Florentine art historian Giorgio Vasari is the source of the tradition that Altichiero returned to Verona after working in Padua.^[4]

References

^ Robin Simon, 'Altichiero versus Avanzo', Papers of the British School at Rome, 45 (1977), pp. 252–271.
^ Simon, pp. 252–253; John Richards, Altichiero. An Artist and his Patrons in the Italian Trecento, Cambridge 2000; Luca Baggio et al., eds, Altichiero da Zevio nell'Oratorio di San Giorgio: Il restauro degli affreschi, Padua, 1999.
^ Key Figures in Medieval Europe: An Encyclopedia.pg 31
^ Kleinhenz, Christopher (2004). Medieval Italy: An Encyclopedia. Routledge. p. 50. ISBN 9781135948801.

Secondary Sources

Farquhar, Maria (1855). Ralph Nicholson Wornum (ed.). Biographical catalogue of the principal Italian painters. London: Woodfall & Kinder. p. 234.

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[1] Robin Simon, 'Altichiero versus Avanzo', Papers of the British School at Rome, 45 (1977), pp. 252–271.

[2] Simon, pp. 252–253; John Richards, Altichiero. An Artist and his Patrons in the Italian Trecento, Cambridge 2000; Luca Baggio et al., eds, Altichiero da Zevio nell'Oratorio di San Giorgio: Il restauro degli affreschi, Padua, 1999.

[3] Key Figures in Medieval Europe: An Encyclopedia.pg 31

[4] Kleinhenz, Christopher (2004). Medieval Italy: An Encyclopedia. Routledge. p. 50. ISBN 9781135948801.

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-[[Image:Altichiero da Zevio 001.jpg|thumb|260px|Detail from ''Crucifixion'', a [[fresco]] in the [[St. George's Oratory, Padua|Oratorio di San Giorgio]] of [[Padua]].]]
+[[Image:Altichiero da Zevio 001.jpg|thumb|260px|Detail from ''Crucifixion'', a [[fresco]] in the [[St. George's Oratory, Padua|Oratorio di San Giorgio]] of [[Padua]]]]
-'''Altichiero da Verona''' (c. 1330 – c. 1390), also called '''Aldighieri da Zevio''', was an  [[Italy|Italian]] [[Painting|painter]] of the [[Gothic art|Gothic style]]. A follower of [[Giotto di Bondone|Giotto]], Altichiero is credited with founding the Veronese school. He worked in Verona and [[Padua]] &mdash; works by him survive in the church of Sant'Anastasia in Verona and in the [[basilica of Sant'Antonio]] and the Oratorio di San Giorgio in Padua (where the credit for the work has been generally shared with [[Jacopo d'Avanzi]], about whom little is known).
+'''Altichiero da Zevio''' ({{Circa|1330|1390}}), also called '''Aldighieri da Zevio''', was an [[list of Italian painters|Italian painter]] much influenced by [[Giotto di Bondone|Giotto]], certainly through knowledge of the frescoes in the [[Cappella degli Scrovegni]] in Padua and quite possibly through having been trained in Florence by one of Giotto's pupils. Altichiero worked in Verona and [[Padua]]. Works by him survive in the church of [[Sant'Anastasia (Verona)|Sant'Anastasia]] in [[Verona]] and in the Cappella di S Felice (originally [[:it:Cappella di San Giacomo (Padova)|Cappella di S Giacomo]]) in the [[basilica of Sant'Antonio]] (Il Santo) and the [[Oratory of San Giorgio, Padua|Oratorio di San Giorgio]] in Padua. His stature was compromised for a long time through his supposed collaboration with a certain Jacopo Avanzo or Avanzi, but study of the documents and historiography demonstrated Atichiero's authorship of the frescoes in both the Santo and the
+Oratorio di San Giorgio.<ref>Robin Simon, 'Altichiero versus Avanzo', ''Papers of the British School at Rome'', 45 (1977), pp. 252–271.</ref> It has been argued that the hand of an assistant (conceivably Jacopo Avanzo or [[Jacopo d'Avanzi|Jacopo Avanzi]], both Bolognese painters) can be seen in some early scenes in the Santo (Cappella di S Felice, originally the Cappella di S Giacomo) – although it was certainly Altichiero who was paid to decorate the chapel, and he received 792 ducats in the summer of 1379.<ref>Simon, pp. 252–253; John Richards, ''Altichiero. An Artist and his Patrons in the Italian Trecento'', Cambridge 2000; Luca Baggio et al., eds, ''Altichiero da Zevio nell'Oratorio di San Giorgio: Il restauro degli affreschi'', Padua, 1999. </ref>
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-Altichiero was probably born somewhere near [[Zevio]]. He became an important member of the [[Scaliger|della Scala]]'s household, and around 1364 painted a series of [[fresco]]es based upon [[Flavius Josephus]]'s ''[[The Wars of the Jews]]'' at the della Scala palace of [[Sala del Podestà]].
+Altichiero was probably born somewhere near [[Zevio]]. He became an important member of the [[Scaliger|della Scala]] household in Verona, and around 1364 painted a series of [[fresco]]es based upon [[Flavius Josephus]]'s ''[[The Wars of the Jews]]'' at the della Scala palace of [[Sala del Podestà]].
+The last record of Altichiero is a Paduan archival document of September 1384. At that time he was in Verona or about to go there.<ref>Key Figures in Medieval Europe: An Encyclopedia.pg 31</ref> The Florentine art historian [[Giorgio Vasari]] is the source of the tradition that Altichiero returned to Verona after working in Padua.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Kleinhenz|first1=Christopher|title=Medieval Italy: An Encyclopedia|date=2004 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=9781135948801|page=50|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E2CTAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT50 }}</ref>
-There are frescoes by him in the [[Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua]]. In conjunction with [[D'Avanzo Veronese]], he frescoed the chapel of St. James for which he was paid 792 [[ducats]]. The first seven frescoes on the life of'' St. James the Elder'' were by Altichiero.
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