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Born in Bergamo and documented since 1480, Bramantino died in Milan in 1530. His nickname derives from his relationship with Bramante, the great architect of the Sforza court. From his youthful Adoration of the Shepherds to the Saint Sebastian(1515 ca.), Bramantino is always up to date with the most innovative art, but, at the same time, developing his own style, somewhat abstract and ripe with mysterious iconographies. 'Bramantino: A Renaissance Painter in Milan', a veritable reference work on Bramantino, sets forth a new chronology, emphasising his pivotal role in Lombard Renaissance. He was indeed the only Lombard artist of the time able to stand up to Leonardo's inventions. The book also discusses the twelve tapestries known as the Trivulzio Months, described by Campbell as 'a virtuoso exercise in design and a veritable compendium of Italian Renaissance thought and iconography.', as well as the recent sensational discovery of new frescoes in the Castle of Voghera.

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Giovanni Agosti (University of Milan) is one of Italy's foremost art historians. His career started at the Sopritendenza ai Beni Artistici in Mantua and continued at the Prints and Drawings department of the Uffizi Gallery. His first book was devoted to the Renaissance sculptor Bambaia (Turin: Einaudi 1990), followed by several others including one on Mantegna (Milan: Feltrinelli 2005), winner the prestigious Viareggio prize in Italy, and a later one on Bellini (Milan: Officina Libraria 2009). He has also curated several exhibitions including one on Renaissance Drawings of Northern Italy at the Uffizi Gallery (2001) and the recent great exhibition on Mantegna at the Louvre (2008) with Dominique Thiebaut. Jacopo Stoppa (University of Milan) has written an important monograph on Morazzone (Milan: 5 Continents 2003) and has cocurated with Agosti and MarcoTanzi the exhibit on the Renaissance in Canton Ticino (2010).

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