He was baptised Bernardino Cristofano di Nicholo d'Antonio di Pietro da Fonghaia; Fungaia is near Siena. He is mentioned as a pupil of Benvenuto di Giovanni in 1482. Various paintings are currently ascribed to Fungai, who appears to have been eclectic in style.
Bernardino Fungai
1460 - probably 1516
Paintings by Bernardino Fungai
This painting combines the intense use of gilded decorative pattern favoured by the artists of Fungai’s hometown, Siena, with a more freely painted landscape background inspired by his Umbrian contemporaries, like Perugino.The Virgin Mary embraces the infant Christ. The dazzling gold and white cl...