The son of Martino Mioni da Tolmezzo, this artist is generally known as Giovanni Martini da Udine. At the beginning of his career he was influenced by Alvise Vivarini and painted altarpieces on panel. Later on he focused also on wood carving, the traditional art of his family, and decorated altarpieces and statues.
Giovanni Martini da Udine
about 1470-5; died 1535
Paintings by Giovanni Martini da Udine
The Virgin Mary sits high on a throne of rough-hewn rock while two angels hover with the crown of heaven above her head. The infant Christ stands naked on her lap, dangling a pair of cherries, symbolic of the fruit of Paradise, from a thread.Saint George is shown as a young knight on horseback....
Not on display