Bartolomeo Bon
Bartolomeo Bon (also spelled Buon; died after 1464) was an Italian sculptor and architect from Campione d'Italia. His career spans the transition between Venetian Gothic architecture and the rather late start of Venetian Renaissance architecture. Together with his father Zane Bon, he worked in Venice: they finished the decoration of the famous Gothic Ca' d'Oro (1424–1430) and the marble door of the Basilica di Santa Maria dei Frari.
Also recorded as Bartolomeo, the Elder Bon · Bartolommeo Buon · Bartolomeo Veneziano · Bartolomeo Bono
Bartolomeo Bon
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- Died
- Bartolomeo Bon died, sources differ on the date (in 1464 and in 1467).
- Nationality
- Republic of Venice.
- Occupation
- sculptor and architect.
- Movements
- Renaissance.
- Known for
- Villa dei Vescovi, Palazzo Giustinian, Porta della Carta, Porticato Foscari and Virgin of the Misericordia.
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Gallery
Gallery
They were also entrusted with the construction of the Porta della Carta (1438–1442) at the Palazzo Ducale. Bartolomeo alone worked at a portal of the Scuola Grande della Misericordia (a lunette is now housed in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London), the portal of San Giovanni e Paolo and the Porta della Carta, which connects the Ducal Palace to St.
• Illustration — Well of Ca' d'Oro • Illustration — Arc Foscari • Illustration — Porta della Carta • Illustration — Tympanum of the Scuola della Misericordia • Illustration — Portal of the basilica Santi Giovanni e Paolo • Illustration — Madonna dell'Orto church portal
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the headings Bartolomeo, the Elder Bon, Bartolommeo Buon, Bartolomeo Veneziano, Bartolomeo Bono and Bartolomeo di Giovanni Bono. His recorded language was Italian. He was the child of Giovanni Bono. One child is recorded: Bartolomeo Bon il Giovane.
Work and production
Work and production
Works recorded as notable number 5: Villa dei Vescovi, Palazzo Giustinian, Porta della Carta, Porticato Foscari and Virgin of the Misericordia.
Identity
Identity
Bartolomeo Bon is recorded as sculptor and architect.
Ca' d'Oro, Venice facade by Bartolomeo Bon.
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Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
The full dated record · 2 entries
1407
Bartolomeo Bon was born in 1407.
1464
Bartolomeo Bon died at Venice.
Literature
Literature
Literature
THE SCULPTURE OF GIOVANNI AND BARTOLOMEO BON AND THEIR WORKSHOP, Sculpture of Giovanni and Bartolomeo Bon and Their Workshop, 1978
Sculpture of Giovanni and Bartolomeo Bon and Their Workshop, 1978
The Sculpture of Giovanni and Bartolomeo Bon and Their Workshop, Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, 1978
A Venetian tympanum of the 'Madonna della Misericordia' by Bartolomeo Bon, 2009
The sculpture of Giovanni and Bartolomeo Bon and their workshop, 1978
L'altar maggiore della chiesa veneziana della Misericordia e le sculture di Giovanni e Bartolomeo Bon per la Scuola Vecchia della Misericordia
Bartolomeo Bon, Filarete e le case di Francesco Sforza a Venezia, 2006
Scholarly footprint
Literature
Scholarly footprint
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Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Gabriele Köster: Künstler als Mitglieder venezianischer Bruderschaften im 14. und frühen 15. Jahrhundert am Beispiel der ‚Scuola di Sant Maria della Misericordia‘, in: Gerhard Krieger (Hrsg.): Verwandtschaft, Freundschaft, Bruderschaft. Soziale Lebens- und Kommunikationsformen im Mittelalter, Akademie Verlag, Berlin 2009, S. 151–175, hier: S. 160, Anm. 39. Dort heißt es: „Zane bon taiapiera san felice ist in einem Mitgliederverzeichnis der zweiten Hälfte des 14. Jahrhunderts aufgeführt (Venedig, Archivio di Stato di Venezia, Scuola Grande di Santa Maria della Misericordia, busta A, registro 2, fol 97v…“.
- 2.Zitiert nach Thomas Graham Jackson: Gothic Architecture in France, England, and Italy. Band 2. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1915, S. 246, (Nachdruck. Hacker Art Books, New York NY 1975, ISBN 0-87817-106-1).
- 3.Alessandro Giobbi: Testimonianze di storia e di cronaca del Comune di Claino con Osteno. Provincia di Como. Diocesi di Milano. Edizione dell’autore, Osteno 1971, S. 56.
- 4.La porta della carta
- 5.Richard John Goy: Building Renaissance Venice. Patrons, Architects and Builders, c. 1430–1500, Yale University Press 2006, S. 113.
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