Moretto da Brescia
Italian Renaissance painter (c.1498-1554) · Artists · Died at 56
Alessandro Bonvicino, more commonly known as Moretto, or in Italian Il Moretto da Brescia, was an Italian Renaissance painter from Brescia, where he also mostly worked. His dated works span the period from 1524 to 1554, but he was already described as a master in 1516.
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St. Justina, adored by the donor Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Nicholas of Bari with two children and Virgin (Rovellio Altarpiece)
detail of Nicholas of Bari with two children and Virgin showing the map of the Indian Ocean
Portrait of a Man, National Gallery, 1526, the earliest Italian full-length portrait
About this person
He was mainly a painter of altarpieces that tend towards sedateness, mostly for churches in and around Brescia, but also in Bergamo, Milan, Verona, and Asola; many remain in the churches they were painted for. The majority of these are on canvas, but a considerable number, including some large pieces, are created on wood panels. There are only a few surviving drawings from the artist.
