Bicci Di Neri
Neri di Bicci: Life and Legacy
Early Life and Family Background
Born: 1419, Florence, Italy.
Died: 1492, Florence, Italy.
Neri di Bicci was the third in a lineage of Florentine painters. His grandfather, Lorenzo di Bicci, was a pupil of Spinello Aretino, and his father, Bicci di Lorenzo, continued the family tradition.
This familial artistic heritage profoundly shaped Neri’s early training and development.
Artistic Training
and Influences
Neri studied under his father, Bicci di Lorenzo, absorbing the stylistic conventions of the time.
Early Influences: Initially, Neri’s work closely resembled that of his father. However, he gradually developed a unique style influenced by artists such as Fra Filippo Lippi, Paolo Schiavo, Fra Angelico, and Domenico Veneziano.
He joined the Confraternity of Saint Luke (Compagnia di San Luca) at a young age, demonstra…
