\paperw3795 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 \b GIOVANNI DI PAOLO\par
\b0 Italian painter\par
(Siena\i \i0 c\i .\i0 1395/1400-1482)\par
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He worked in Siena as an illumin
ator and painter of \i biccherne\i0 , small panels that were used as covers for office registers. His figurative language seems to be deeply rooted in the great tradition of Sienese Gothic culture, but he was also open to the influences of Gentile da Fab
riano and Florentine painting, showing an interest in the formal problems of the Renaissance.