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Altichiero da Verona

Early days:

Altichiero da Verona(1330–1390),an Italian Painter was the founder of the Veronese school . He was also known as Aldighieri da Zevio. Altichiero was a follower of the great Florenine painter,Giotto.Hence his style of frescoes were inspired by that of Giotto in the use of monumental, fundamental, and spectacularly related figures. It is believed he was probably born somewhere near Zevio. His frescoes were adorned in most popular churches.

Career:

His career commenced in Verona ,where it is said that he stayed for several years,albeit not much of his works in this period is known. He shifted to Padua in the year 1370 at the invitation of Duke Francesco I Carrara,for whom he painted frescoes in Sala dei Giganti and the Palazzo del Capitano. Presently ,of his surviving works, two of his main frescoes cycles are seen in Padua. The first series is the depiction of the Crucifixion and situations from the Life of St James,which adorns the Chapel of San Felice in the Basilica of San Antonio. The second cycle is portrayal of the lives of St. George and other saints, which adorns the Cappella di San Giorgio close by.