Gentile's training almost certainly took place in his father's famous workshop, and he was also influenced by his brother-in-law Andrea Mantegna and the Paduan environment.His first signed work dates back to 1465 and is the portrait of San Lorenzo Giustiniani, painted for the church of the Madonna dell'Orto and now housed in the Gallerie dell'Accademia, in which his skills as a portrait painter already emerge.The following year came the first commission from the Venetian schools. That of St Mark's, in fact, wanted Gentile to execute two canvases depicting the flight of the Jews from Egypt, whi
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