Everything about Bonifacio Bembo totally explained
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 with
Gemistus 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 of
Francesco I Sforza and his wife
Bianca Maria Visconti (both from
1462), now in the
Pinacoteca di Brera of
Milan. He also painted for the cloister of La Colomba at
Cremona.
Bembo is usually considered the author of one of the famous
Visconti-Sforza tarot decks, whose symbolism reflects his interest in Neoplatonism. He said to have died in 1498, while other sources cite before 1482. He was the sibling of
Benedetto Bembo and uncle of
Giovanni Francesco Bembo, both painters.
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