Antonello da Messina
Antonello da Messina (1414-1479) was an Italian painter born in Messina. He was a close follower of the Flemish methods of painting, which he learnt from Van Eycks and which he introduced into Italy. He acquired great renown in Venice as a portrait painter and a pioneer of the oil technique. His chief extant works are 'Salvator Mundi' and ' The Crucifiction' both in the National Gallery, London; The portrait of an unknown man (Berlin Museum); and other portraits in Dresden, Rome, Venice and the Louvre
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