Altichiero da Zevio
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(Altichiero da Zevio) (di Domenic
( fl 1369; d before 10 April 1393). Italian painter. He was one of the most important northern Italian painters of the 14th century. His style is characterized by an interest in the depiction of space and volume and by a preference for soft colours bathed in suffused light. His narrative paintings have a solemnity and grandeur that is mitigated by the lively realism and animation of the figures, convincingly integrated into settings of architectural complexity.
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Altichiero da Zevio (ältēkyā'rō dä tsāv'yō), c.1330-c.1395, Italian painter, follower of Giotto. He worked in Verona and then Padua. His frescoes in the churches of Sant' Antonio and San Giorgio in Padua are notable as early examples of the use of classical proportions in the treatment of figures and space.
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