\paperw3990 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 \b LORENZO VENEZIANO\par
\b0 Italian painter\par
(Venice, documented from 1356 to 1372)\par
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Though active in the workshop of
Paolo Veneziano around the middle of the fourteenth century, Lorenzo moved away from the Byzantine elements of his predecessorÆs style, placing a greater emphasis on naturalism and narrative. The author of numerous works for Venice and the mainland, espe
cially Verona, he became the leader of the school of Venetian painting, representing an important opening to the influence of International Gothic culture.