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…