but he did not create his own school. His genius shone briefly and after his death, he was quickly forgotten in the rise of the humanistic and classical culture of the Renaissance. He is now considered the last and most magnificent artist of the courtly style of the Gothic art in the 15th century, called the International Gothic style. On the other hand, he may also be considered as one of the first leaders of the Renaissance movement. Gallery See also Giorgio Vasari Notes References Benezit E. Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs Librairie Gründ, Paris, 1976; (in French) Brenzoni Raffaello - Pisanello, Pittore - exhibition catalog Florence, 1953 (in Italian) Callan G. "A Renaissance Depicture of Nature: Pisanello at the National Gallery", The Art Book, Volume 9, Number 3, June 2002, pp. 7–9(3); Blackwell Publishing Degenhart, Bernhard. 1973. "Pisanello in Mantua." Pantheon 31:364-411 Gill, Joseph. Personalities of the Council of Florence and Other Essays. Oxford University Press (Oxford, 1964). Hill, George Francis 1930. A Corpus of Italian Medals of the Renaissance before Cellini. 2 vols. London. Luke Syson and Dillian Gordon, with contributions by Susanna Avery-Quash. Pisanello: Painter to the Renaissance Court. London: National Gallery Company, 2001. xi + 264 pp. 286 illus., many in colour. Turner, J. Grove Dictionary of Art Oxford University Press, USA; new edition (January 2, 1996); Woods-Marsden, Joanna. 1988. The Gonzaga of Mantua and Pisanello's Arthurian Frescoes. New Haven. External links "Antonio Pisanello and Janet Whittle" European sculpture and metalwork, a collection catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Pisanello (see index) Antonio Pisanello paintings and drawings 1395 births 1455 deaths Italian male painters 15th-century Italian painters Italian painters of animals Gothic painters Italian medallists Fresco painters