Vivarini

Vivarini is the name of a Venetian artist dynasty of the 15th century, originating from a glassblowing family Murano.

Antonio Vivarini was the first of the dynasty. His works often produced in cooperation with his brother, a native of Germany Giovanni d' Alemagna and his younger brother Bartolomeo Vivarini. Last scion of the family of painters was Alvise Vivarini, who continued the workshop after Antonio's death.

Main product of the Vivarini workshop were multipart altarpieces, triptychs and polyptychs, in magnificent gilded wooden frames that had their customers, except in Venice in the cities, which were under Venetian rule, or in which Venice maintained trading posts, from Veneto, Marche to Istria and Puglia. Until the 70s of the 15th century, the Vivarini workshop had a practical monopoly of this type altarpieces. 1490 Bergamo was added as a new customer.

Members of the family

• Alvise Vivarini (~ 1446 - ~ 1505), Italian painter
• Antonio Vivarini (~ 1415 - ~ 1480), Italian painter
• Bartolomeo Vivarini (~ 1432 - ~ 1499 ), Italian painter

And Antonio's brother in law

• Giovanni d' Alemagna (~ 1411-1450 ), Italian painter