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| Giovanni di Niccolò Mansueti (c. 1465–1527) | ||||||||||
| An Italian painter, Mansueti was probably born in Venice, where he spent most of his working life. It is recorded that he studied in the studio of Giovanni Bellini. His work shows the influence of Bellini, Carpaccio, and Conegliano, whose styles he sought to emulate, and at least a dozen of his paintings survive, several of which come close to the excellence of Carpaccio. He was a believer in the Miracle of the Cross, which took place in 1474, and it became the subject of one of his best-known works of the same name, completed in 1493 and now in the Academy of Venice. In this painting, the figures are short, square, rigid, and motionless, mingling in the manner of Gentile Bellini and Carpaccio, and some have suggested that a self-portrait may appear among them. Mansueti displayed skill in depicting costumes, architecture, and interior settings with variety and beauty, even when accuracy was lacking, though his compositions were sometimes criticised for being clumsy or unimaginative, with empty spaces crowded with lifeless, caricature-like portraits—particularly in his Miracle of the Cross—and his colouring could be murky. While he is best known for narrative canvases, he also produced altarpieces and small devotional pieces. He likely died in Venice. | ||||||||||
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