VIVARINI, Bartolomeo
(b. ca. 1440, Murano, d. ca. 1499, Murano)

Virgin and Child with Sts John the Baptist and Andrew

1478
Panel, 138 x 48 cm (centre), 130 x 72 cm (sides)
San Giovanni in Bragora, Venice

The triptych, originally completed by a Pietà, testifies to the conservative nature of the artist's painting, despite its rich use of colour. There is no trace of the innovations of Antonello da Messina or Giovanni Bellini.