Niccolò Antonio Colantonio

Niccolò Antonio Colantonio, known as Colantonio, was an Italian painter active in Naples in the early Renaissance, born around 1420. He was among the first Italian artists to learn the techniques of Early Netherlandish painting, blending Flemish, Iberian, Burgundian and Provencal influences into his own style. Two altarpieces survive that are attributed to him, including the Delivery of the Franciscan Rule of about 1445 and a work on the life of Saint Vincent Ferrer. He is thought to have been the teacher of the Sicilian painter Antonello da Messina, and may have worked for patrons including Rene of Anjou and Queen Isabella. The exact date of his death is not recorded. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/