Apollonio di Giovanni was recorded by 1446 as head of a Florentine workshop which specialised in paintings for Cassoni and other such furniture. He worked in partnership with Marco del Buono Giamberti, whose son, also a painter, became Apollonio's heir. Apollonio was also active as a painter of miniatures. His mature work displays the influence of Domeninco Veneziano.
Apollonio di Giovanni
1415/17 - 1465
Paintings by Apollonio di Giovanni
workshop of Apollonio di Giovanni and workshop of Marco del Buono
Pictures of this size and shape – it has 12 sides – were known as deschi da parte (or birth trays), and were common in fifteenth-century Florence. Originally made to bring food to a woman during labour, they later became symbolic gifts to celebrate marriage or childbirth.They were, like this one,...
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