A Saint in Armour

Private collection

religious

Caroto trained in the workshop of Liberale da Verona, later becoming assistant to Mantegna. While Liberale and Mantegna influenced the artist in the formative years of his career, in Caroto's more mature works we see the unmistakable impact of Raphael and Lorenzo Costa.

About the Artist

Giovanni Francesco Caroto

1480 – 1555

Caroto (also Carotis) was a pupil of Liberale to whom he remained true in his early work. In Mantua, he came into personal contact with Mantegna, which lead to a modification of his style. He also adopted ideas from Titian and Raphael. Berenson describes him as an eclecticist. His great pupil, Veronese, seems to have benefited from this.

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