Giovanni del Biondo, active (1356-1399)

• Was a 14th-century Italian painter.
• He was active in the period 1356-1399 and is mainly known for his panel paintings.
• He specialized in religious-themed works, many of which have survived.
• From tax records it is known that Giovanni del Biondo lived and flourished in Florence where he died in 1399.
• He may have trained in the workshop of Andrea and Nardo di Cione where he also worked at the start of his career.
• His earliest surviving works are frescoes.
• He later started making tempera paintings on panel.
• Nearly all of Biondo’s paintings depict religious subjects and were originally part of large-scale polyptych altarpieces.
• His earliest works are simple compositions with bright colors and typically lack dimensional depth.
• In his later paintings, Biondo paid more attention to foreground and background details in his composition.
• There are only two surviving altarpieces that bear his signature.
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