Framed Melozzo Da forli Wall Art

Melozzo da Forlì (Born 1438) was born near Ravena in Italy. He was one of the great fresco artists of the 15th century. His style, as an early Renaissance painter, was influenced by Piero della Francesca and Andrea Mantegna. He’s noted for his skilled use of illusionistic foreshortening and perspective. In Forlì, da Forlì is mentioned in 1460 and 1464, and also between 1465 and 1475. da Forlì was probably active at Urbino, where he came into contact with the architect Donato Bramante, Piero, and the Spanish and Flemish painters employed by Federico da Montefeltro. He may have worked with Justus of Ghent, the Flemish painter and Pedro Berruguete, a Spaniard on the decorations of the studiolo at Urbino for the duke’s palace. Around 1472, he transferred to Rome. Some claim that there’s evidence of his presence in Rome 5 or 10 years earlier and did some work in the Basilica di San Marco. His art became very attractive and he received several other commissions. Da Forlì may have left Rome after 1481 to work on projects in Forlì and Loreto. Probably during a 2nd Roman period he was in Santa Croce in Gerusalemme where he prepared cartoons for mosaics. In 1493, da Forlì was painting at Ancona in the Palazzo Comunale and later in the year he returned to Forlì. All of his great decorative schemes have not survived intact and little of his work has been preserved. That notwithstanding, framed Melozzo da Forlì art are available in many collections all over the world.