What is Antonello da Messina?
[[File:Antonello Da Messina - Ritratto Trivulzio.png|thumb|Possible self-portrait, of 1476]] '''Antonello da Messina''' (born 1429 or 1430 in [[Messina]] – died 1479) was an [[Italy|Italian]] [[painter]] from the 15th century. His real name was '''Antonio di Giovanni de Antonio''', the ''da Messina'' simply refers to his origin. He was the first to use [[light]] in his paintings. With this, he was able to add some of what the Dutch painters of the time did already. Today, he is mostly known for [[Portrait|portraits]]. ==Related pages== * [[List of Italian painters]] {{bio-stub}} [[Category:Italian painters]] [[Category:People from Messina]] [[Category:1430s births]] [[Category:1479 deaths]]