Antonio de Solario probably trained in Venice. In his signatures he calls himself a Venetian but he is first certainly recorded in 1502 in Fermo. He probably worked in the region of the Marches (east central Italy) for several years. He may have visited England. He was known as Lo Zingaro ('the gypsy').
Antonio de Solario
probably active 1502 - 1518
Paintings by Antonio de Solario
This is the left-hand shutter of a three-part folding altarpiece commissioned by the English merchant, Paul Withypool. The other shutter, which is also in the National Gallery’s collection, shows Saint Ursula.Saint Catherine holds a fresh green palm, the symbol of martyrs – those killed for their...
On display elsewhere
This panel shows Saint Ursula, and was once the right-hand shutter of a three-part folding altarpiece made for Paul Withypool, an English merchant and courtier. The opposite shutter, also in the National Gallery’s collection, shows Saint Catherine, while the central panel (in Bristol Museums and...
On display elsewhere
Solario most probably trained as a painter in Venice, where he would have been aware of the works of Giovanni Bellini, the city’s most highly regarded painter. This picture shows the influence of Bellini’s images of the Virgin and Child that were made for private worship. The holy figures stand b...
Not on display