ARTIST

Pisanello

Pisanello, a master of the early Italian Renaissance, revolutionized portrait medals, capturing powerful figures like Emperor John VIII Palaiologos in bronze.

ABOUT

Step into the world of Pisanello, born Antonio di Puccio Pisano, one of the most celebrated artists of the early Italian Renaissance. Though his exact birth and death dates are somewhat mysterious (c. 1380/1395 – c. 1450/1455), his impact on art is clear. He began his artistic journey in Verona, likely training with local painters, before becoming an assistant to the renowned Gentile da Fabriano between 1415 and 1420. From Fabriano, Pisanello absorbed a refined, delicate sty…

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NOTABLE WORKS
Portrait of John VIII Palaoelogus, Emperor of Constantinople, 1424-1428 (reverse) 1433 · Cleveland Museum of Art Portrait of John VIII Palaoelogus, Emperor of Constantinople, 1424-1428 (obverse) and (reverse) 1433 · Cleveland Museum of Art Portrait of John VIII Palaeologus, Emperor of Constantinople, 1424-1428 (obverse) and (reverse) 1433 · Cleveland Museum of Art Portrait of John VIII Palaeologus, Emperor of Constantinople, 1424-1428 (obverse) 1433 · Cleveland Museum of Art Portrait of Leonello D'Este, Marquess of Ferrara (obverse and reverse) 1435 · Cleveland Museum of Art Portrait of Leonello D'Este, Marquess of Ferrara (obverse) 1435 · Cleveland Museum of Art
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