Vitale da Bologna

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St. George and the Dragon, detail.

Vitale da Bologna (1289 or 1309 — 1369), also known as Vidolini, Vitale di Almo de' Cavalli or Vitale degli Equi, was an Italian painter, of the Early Renaissance.

Madonna dei denti.

He is a representant of the 14th century school of painting in Bologna, where he was most active and painted the polyptych in the church of San Salvatore and frescoes in Santa Maria dei Servi. He was also active in Pomposa and Udine. He is last registered in Udine in 1369, where he is presumed to have died.^[1]

His masterwork is the panel with St. George and the Dragon in the Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna. Also notable is the Madonna dei denti ("Madonna of the Teeth", 1345).

Also attributed to him is the Presepe fresco from the church of Sant'Apollonia di Mezzaretta, now in the Pinacoteca Nazionale of Bologna, considered a mainstay of the evolution of the Emilian school of art.

References

↑ Vitale da Bologna in the RKD

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Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 89588239 LCCN: nr88004154 ISNI: 0000 0000 9921 1764 GND: 119389665 ULAN: 500021245

Persondata
Name	Bologna, Vitale Da
Alternative names	Vidolini, Vitale di Almo de' Cavalli, Vitale degli Equi
Short description	Italian painter
Date of birth	c.1300
Place of birth	Bologna
Date of death	1369
Place of death	Udine

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