between 1469 and 1474, he probably worked in \b \cf4 \ATXht1148 Giovanni Bellini\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 Æs workshop before settling in Vicenza, where he did most of his work. He was the first to bring the innovations of the Bellini family to the Veneto hinterla
nd. His works also clearly reveal his admiration for the energetic plasticism of MantegnaÆs style and the rigorous and solemn architectural layout of the paintings of Antonello da Messina, which Montagna was able to study during a second stay in Venice i