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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