Francesco Squarcione
Francesco Squarcione | |
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Virgin and Child (c. 1460), poplar wood, 82 x 70 cm, Staatliche Museen, Berlin | |
| Born | c. 1395 Padua, Republic of Venice (now Italy) |
| Died | May 1468 (aged 72–73) Padua, Republic of Venice (now Italy) |
| Known for | Painting, fresco |
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| Movement | Italian Renaissance |
Francesco Squarcione (c. 1395 – after May 1468) was an Italian artist from Padua. Squarcione is considered by some to be the head of the first independent school for painters. His pupils included Andrea Mantegna (with whom he had many legal battles), Cosimo Tura and Carlo Crivelli. There are only two works signed by him: the Madonna and Child (now in Berlin) and the Lazara Altarpiece (now in Padua).