Venturino Mercati (XV century - ?) — Auction price
Lot 62 Venturino Mercati (active 1470s)
Venturino Mercati (XV century - ?) 
The History of Western Music: Manuscripts from the Schøyen Collection 
Venturino Mercati
XV century
Venturino Mercati, also known as Venturino da Milano, Venturino di Andrea dei Mercati, Venturino di Andrea dei Mercati, was a 15th-century Italian miniaturist.
The son of a Mercati jeweler, he was active from 1467-1480 and illuminated among other things chorales for cathedrals and choir books. He worked in Lombardy, Tuscany and Emilia. Mercati is known to have lived in and around Siena from 1472, working here for the Opera del Duomo, collaborating with Francesco di Giorgio di Martino, Girolamo da Cremona and Liberale di Jacopo da Verona.
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The History of Western Music: Manuscripts from the Schøyen Collection
Date: 08.11.2023 11:00 UTC +00:00
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