Machine translation of the 1948–1954 Italian original. The original text is authoritative.
ANTONIO da NEGROPONTE (erroneously Ferruccio). — Venetian painter of the 15th century. Through the only
ANTONIO DA NEGROPONTE - Madonna in trono.
Venice, S. Francesco della Vigna.
The known work (a large signed altarpiece representing the Madonna Enthroned and God the Father, in S. Francesco della Vigna in Venice) appears as a notable painter in the circle Giovanni d'Alemagna (v.). It is uncertain whether the 1469 document mentioning an «Antio Falerio pittore habitatore Negroponte» refers to him.
BIBL.: G. Fogolari, s. V. in Thieme-Becker, II, p. 2; L. Testi, La Storia della pittura veneziana, II, Bergamo 1915; R. Van Marle, The Development of the Italian Schools of Painting, XVII, The Hague 1925, pp. 52-55. Giovanni Piva
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“ANTONIO DA NEGROPONTE (ERRONEAMENTE FERRUCCIO).” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I (1948), p. 927. Azione Romana digital edition, https://azioneromana.com/article/antonio-da-negroponte-erroneamente-ferruccio.
