He was born at Rovato, in the Brescian territory, in 1498, and studied, first under Fioravante Ferramola of Brescia. Others state he trained with Vincenzo Foppa. The 1911 Britannica claims he apprenticed with Titian in Venice and that his own earlier method, specially distinguished by excellent portrait-painting, modelled Titian. On the other hand, he also exhibits a style akin to Giorgione or late Bellini. The 1911 Britannica also states that he conceived a great enthusiasm for Raphael; though he never traveled to Rome, and it could also be said, that he has that classical serenity that emerged after Leonardo in Lombardy, as also exemplified by Bramantino. He may have consulted with his contemporary Girolamo Savoldo.
Bonvicino's talent excelled more in sedate altarpieces than in subjects of action, and more in oil-painting than in fresco, although some fine series of his frescoes remain, especially that in the Villa Martinengo at Novarino, near Brescia. Among his celebrated works in the city are in the church of San Clemente, the "Five Virgin Martyrs," and his masterpiece, the "Assumption of the Madonna"; in SS. Nazaro e Celso, the "Coronation of the Madonna with four saints" (c. 1525); in S. Maria della Grazie, "St Joseph"; in Santa Maria de Miracoli, "St Nicholas of Ban." He collaborated with Floriano Ferramola in the decoration of the cathedral dome of Brescia. In 1521, he worked with Girolamo Romanino in the Cappella del Sacramento; where Bonvicino completed a Last Supper, Elijah in the Desert, and a Fall of Manna. He was active during 1522-24 in Padua. In Brescia, he works with Lorenzo Lotto in work at Santa Maria Maggiore.
In the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna is a St Justina (once ascribed to Pordenone); in the Stdel Institute, Frankfort, the Madonna enthroned between Sts Anthony and Sebastian; in the Berlin Museum, a colossal Adoration of the Shepherds, and a large votive picture (one of the master's best) of the "Madonna and Child," with infant angels and other figures above the clouds, and below, amid a rich landscape, two priests; in the National Gallery, London, St Bernardin and other saints and two impressive portraits.
Il Moretto is stated to have been a man of child-like personal piety, preparing himself by prayer and fasting for any great act of sacred art, such as the painting of the Virgin-mother. His dated works extend from 1524 to 1554, and he was the master of the pre-eminent portrait-painter Giambattista Moroni. He also influenced Callisto Piazza.
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