Francesco Squarcione

Virgin and Child (c. 1460), poplar wood, 82 x 70 cm, Staatliche Museen, Berlin

Francesco Squarcione (c. 1395 – after 1468) was an Italian artist from Padua. 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).


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