'Dormition of the Virgin' by Gherardo Starnina, c. 1404-1408, Philadelphia Museum of Art

Gherardo Starnina (1354 - 1403)^[1] was a Florentine painter of the early Quattrocento. The Philadelphia Museum of Art, located at the west end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia 's Fairmount Park, was established in 1876 Florence ( Italian: Firenze Florentia and Fiorenza) is the Capital City of the Italian region of Tuscany The cultural and artistic events of 15th century Italy are collectively referred to as the Quattrocento (from the Italian for '400 or from "millequattrocento" 1400

According to the biographer Giorgio Vasari, Starnina initially trained with Antonio Veneziano, then with Agnolo Gaddi. Giorgio Vasari ( 30 July 1511 – 27 June 1574) was an Italian painter and Architect, who is today famous Antonio Veneziano (Antonio the Venetian was an Italian painter who was active mainly in Siena, Florence and Pisa, documented between 1369 Agnolo Gaddi (born c 1350 active 1369-1396 died 1396 was an Italian painter He is claimed to have participated in the painting of the frescos in the Castellani Chapel in Santa Croce, Florence. For the basilica in Florence, see Basilica of Santa Croce Florence, for the basilica in Rome see Santa Croce in Gerusalemme. He is also said to have moved to Spain in 1380 to work under Juan I of Castile, and is attributed some painting in the San Blas chapel of the Cathedral of Toledo. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. John I ( August 24, 1358 &ndash October 9, 1390) (in Spanish: Juan I) was the king of Castile, was the The Cathedral of Saint Mary of Toledo, also called Primate Cathedral of Toledo, is a church in Spain.

Several paintings formerly attributed to the Master of the Bambino Vispo are now attributed to Gherardo Starnina, and the two artists may have been the same person. The Master of the Bambino Vispo was an Italian painter active in the early 15th century

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1. ^ The Museo Poldi Pezzoli site quotes dates of c. The Museo Poldi Pezzoli is an art museum in Milan, Italy. The museum was originated in the 19th century as private collection of Gian Giacomo Poldi Pezzoli and his 1360-1420.