\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 , he lived with his father as a child, quickly learning the craft and assisting him in the decoration of Spoleto Cathedral. His early works were strongly influenced by \b \cf4 \ATXht1100 Botticelli\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 in their intricacy of li
ne. He went on to develop a sentimental vein and a lively approach to description, while his color grew warm and deep under Flemish influence. In the Roman frescoes he introduced a capricious formalism, which shows traces of the anti-classical tendencies
that emerged in Florence at the end of the century. His late works continue in this direction, attaining effects of true expressionism through their fantastic and bizarre images, permeated by a disquieting tension that anticipates the sensibility of the
