Little is known of Lazzaro Bastiani (or Sebastiani). There are several signed works by him; the earliest dated one is of 1484. His style is derivative of Vivarini and Bellini. It also appears to be related to the style of Carpaccio, but he may have been Carpaccio's teacher, which would account for the similarity.
Lazzaro Bastiani
active 1449; died 1512
Paintings by Lazzaro Bastiani
This picture is signed on the marble parapet that separates us from the Virgin Mary. She stands behind it and supports the Christ Child, who kneels on a cushion. He is fully dressed; some altarpieces in which the infant Christ is similarly well covered were said to have been commissioned for nuns...
Not on display