- Bonifacio Bembo
Bonifacio Bembo (active between 1447 and 1477) was an Italian painter and miniaturist of the early-
Renaissance period.Born in
Brescia and formed in the late Gothic school, he was influenced by the Renaissance style. After his knowledge withGemistus Pletho , he absorbed the latter's Neoplatonic ideals. he was also active in Cremona.His paintings include the frescoes of the church of St. Augustine in
Cremona and the portrait ofFrancesco I Sforza and his wifeBianca Maria Visconti (both from 1462), now in thePinacoteca di Brera ofMilan . He also painted for the cloister of La Colomba atCremona .Bembo is usually considered the author of one of the famous
Visconti-Sforza tarot deck s, whose symbolism reflects his interest in Neoplatonism. He said to have died in 1498 [ Ticozzi S.] , while other sources cite before 1482 [Getty ULAN] . He was the sibling ofBenedetto Bembo and uncle ofGiovanni Francesco Bembo , both painters.References
*cite book | first= Stefano| last= Ticozzi| year=1830| title= "Dizionario degli architetti, scultori, pittori, intagliatori in rame ed in pietra, coniatori di medaglie, musaicisti, niellatori, intarsiatori d’ogni etá e d’ogni nazione"' (Volume 1)| editor = | pages= page 140 | publisher=Gaetano Schiepatti; Digitized by Googlebooks, Jan 24, 2007 | id= | url= http://books.google.com/books?id=0ownAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA5&dq=Stefano+Ticozzi+Dizionario | authorlink=
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