Andrea Meldola or Meldolla, renamed Schiavone because he was born in Dalmatia, had the undisputed merit of inventing a new style of Venetian Renaissance painting that saw many admirers among his colleagues, in particular he was a point of reference for Domenico Tintoretto, Carracci and El Greco.
He was born between 1510 and 1515 into a family coming from Romagna, specifically from Meldola, and residing in the Dalmatian city due to the work carried out by Andrea's father: the head of the family, in fact, was an official of the Serenissima in Zara.
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