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Vitale da Bologna

c. 1310; † c. 1360 - 14th century - Trecento

He is a representative of the 14th-century school of painting in Bologna, his natal city and the place where he was most active. His masterwork is the panel with St. George and the Dragon, held in the Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna. Also notable is the Madonna dei Denti("Madonna of the Teeth", signed and dated 1345), in the Davia-Bargellini Museum in Bologna.

The Fondazione Federico Zeri provides the most comprehensive database available for Italian art of this era and from this master. The Federico Zeri Catalogue lists 46 unique works (see list 🔗) under Vitale da Bologna.

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Photo credits

  1. Vitale da Bologna: Crucifixion, c. 1335, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain

  2. Vitale da Bologna: Madonna of Humility, 1353, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain