Barnaba da Modena (c. 1328 – c. 1386): A Byzantine Echo in Lombard Painting Barnaba da Modena stands as a singular figure in the artistic landscape of fourteenth-century Italy—a pioneer who bravely championed a stylistic tradition largely abandoned by his contemporaries, firmly rooted in the grandeur and spirituality of Byzantium. Born around 1328 in Modena (Emilia), he emerged from obscurity to become arguably the first Lombard paint…