Quirizio di Giovanni da Murano

Quirizio di Giovanni da Murano or Quirizio da Murano or Quiricius (Venice "floriat" circa 1460 to 1478), was an Italian Renaissance painter of religious subjects.

Biography

Little is known about this painter. He is supposed to have been a pupil of Antonio of Murano, though conjectures by critics vary about him and his work.

The probability is that he did little alone, but was one of the assistants in the Vivarini workshop.

His use of tempera is similar to the school of Murano, flat, light, and with little or no shade. His type of head is regular and well-shaped, fingers and neck long, waist very slender.

Works

* "The Savior" / "Christ Showing His Wounds and the Host to a Clarissan Nun" (1460-1478) : The painting was made for the monastery of Saint Clare on Murano island and shows a rather feminine Christ holding his wounded breast. Now in the [http://www.gallerieaccademia.org/ Academia in Venice]
painting 87cm x 114cm tempera and oil on panel

* "Santa Lucia e storie della sua vita" (Venice, around 1462 - 1478) (tempera)

* "Il Trittico di Quirizio da Murano della Madonna dell'Umiltà" (1461-1478) (triptych of Madonna of Humility, with Saint Augustin and Saint Jerome on the left, and Saint Catherine and Saint Lucie on the right and "The Virgin Adoring the Child" in the center

Some of other works attributed to him may have been done by Bartolommeo Vivarini.

External links

* [http://www.concordi.it/pinacoteca/opere.htm Painting from Quirizio]
* Explanations on the " [http://www.carasantalucia.it/pittura/Quirizio/Quirizio.htm Santa Lucia] "
* [http://www.onepoyle.net/art/artist.pl?artist_2126 Details on the "Christ"]
* [http://www.oldandsold.com/articles27n/venice-academy-2.shtml More on School of Murano]