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Madonna and Child with Saints Francis and Clare, ca. 1510, Cima da Conegliano (Metropolitan Museum)

The son of a cimador of cloths, Giovanni Battista Cima was born in Conegliano between 1459 and 1460. His date of birth can be traced back to a document from 1473 in which the painter is reported to have been obliged to pay taxes (according to Venetian law, this obligation began at the age of 14).
Trained by famous painters such as Giovanni Bellini and Antonello da Messina, Cima is reported to have moved to Venice by 1492.

The first information on the pictorial career of Cima da Conegliano (Giovanni Battista Cima) dates back to 1489 with the dating of the altarpiece made for the church of S. Bartolomeo in Vicenza.

Not much is known about the painter's training, the traditional belief of an apprenticeship with Giovanni Bellini derives from Giorgio Vasari, who mentions him briefly about Carpaccio's life. More recently it is assumed that Cima was formed in the territories adjacent to Conegliano such as Ceneda and Serravalle.

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