Lorenzo Veneziano was an Italian

Italy

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 painter. His earliest altar-piece was painted for the high altar of the church of Sant' Antonio di Castello, and is now in the Accademia

Accademia

The Accademia is a museum gallery of pre-19th century art in Venice, northern Italy. Situated on the south bank of the Grand Canal, within the sestiere of Dorsoduro, it gives its name to one of the three bridges across the canal, the Ponte dell'Accademia, and to the boat landing station for the...

 at Venice

Venice

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. It is dated 1359, and represents the Annunciation with a portrait of the donor

Donor portrait

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, Domenico Lion, the Christ in benediction, and figures of various Saints, and was painted in conjunction with Francesco Bissolo

Francesco Bissolo

Francesco Bissolo was an Italian painter of the Renaissance. He is also known as Pier Francesco Bissolo.He is described as a pupil of Giovanni Bellini. He painted a Christ exchanging crown of thorns for crown of gold with St. Catherine for the church of il Redentore, now at the Accademia, and a...

. The Accademia also possesses an altar-piece by him executed in 1371. It consisted of five panels, on which an Annunciation and six figures of saints were painted, but it is now broken up into separate works. Also by Lorenzo are Saviour Enthroned with Saints and Angels (1369) in Correr Museum.