About Antonello da Messina
- Early Renaissance
Sicilian painter who brought Flemish oil-glazing technique to Italy, transforming Renaissance painting through his landmark encounter with Giovanni Bellini in Venice.
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Where to see Antonello da Messina
Collection holdings are reported here; current display varies. Check with each museum before visiting.
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5 recorded works
National Gallery
London, United Kingdom
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3 recorded works
Kunsthistorisches Museum
Vienna, Austria
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2 recorded worksLouvre
Paris, France
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2 recorded works
Gemäldegalerie Berlin
Berlin, Germany
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2 recorded works
National Gallery of Art
Washington D.C., United States
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2 recorded works
Regional museum of Messina
Messina, Italy
Also here (1)
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2 recorded works
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States
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1 recorded work
Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
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1 recorded work
Museo del Prado
Madrid, Spain
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1 recorded work
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Madrid, Spain
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Antonello da Messina prints
Hand-finished archival prints from Antonello da Messina's body of work.
St. Jerome in His Study - Antonello da Messina
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San Cassiano Altarpiece - Antonello da Messina
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The Dead Christ Supported by an Angel - Antonello da Messina
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Annunciation - Antonello da Messina
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Pietà - Antonello da Messina
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St. Gregory - Antonello da Messina
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St. Jerome - Antonello da Messina
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Christ Crowned with Thorns - Antonello da Messina
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Who was Antonello da Messina?
Antonello da Messina was a Sicilian painter who worked around 1450. He mastered oil painting techniques, layering transparent glazes to achieve colour depths not possible with tempera alone. He visited Venice in 1475-76 and died in Messina in 1479[2].What is Antonello da Messina known for?
Antonello da Messina is known for mastering oil painting by layering multiple transparent glazes of oil-rich paint, a technique that allowed him to achieve colour depths that tempera alone could not produce. His visit to Venice and contact with Giovanni Bellini generated arguments about who influenced whom, changing Venetian painting afterwards.What was Antonello da Messina's art style?
Antonello da Messina's art style combined Flemish precision with a rigorous system of perspective. His early work, St Jerome in His Study, demonstrates this synthesis, combining still-life objects and tiled floors with a unique perspective. His late Virgin Annunciate showcases geometric stillness and internal luminosity, showing how far he had travelled from his sources.
Sources
Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Antonello da Messina's works across the following collections.
- [1] museum Department of Prints and Drawings of the Louvre Used for: museum holdings.
- [2] wikipedia Wikipedia: Antonello da Messina Used for: biography.
- [3] book Beard, Lee, 1973- author, Butler, Adam, author; Van Cleave, Claire, author; Fortenberry, Diane, author; Stirling, Susan, author, Beard, Lee, 1973- author, Butler, Adam, author; Van Cleave, Claire, author; Fortenberry, Diane, author; Stirling, Susan, author - The Art Book_ New Edition, Mini Format Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
- [4] book Masterpieces of western art : a history of art in 900 individual studies from the Gothic to the present day Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
- [5] book Beckett, Wendy, The story of painting Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
- [6] book Cole, Bruce, 1938-, Titian and Venetian painting, 1450-1590 Used for: biography.
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