▁an ▁associate ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Academy ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁for ▁his ▁et ch ings . ▁He ▁edited ▁a ▁bi ography ▁of ▁William ▁Bew ick ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 1 . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁at ▁ 1 1 ▁Gro ve ▁End ▁Road , ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁Wood , ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁January ▁ 1 8 8 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁High gate ▁C emetery . ▁ ▁References ▁Notes ▁ ▁Foot notes ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Port ra its ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Port rait ▁Gallery ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Profile ▁on ▁Royal ▁Academy ▁of ▁Arts ▁Col lections ▁ ▁Category : 1 7 9 0 s ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 8 0 ▁death s ▁Category : English ▁eng ra vers ▁Category : Associ ates ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Academy ▁Category : B ur ial s ▁at ▁High gate ▁C emetery <0x0A> </s> ▁Mas ac cio ▁( , ▁, ▁; ▁December ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 4 0 1   – ▁summer ▁ 1 4 2 8 ), ▁born ▁T omm aso ▁di ▁Ser ▁Giovanni ▁di ▁Sim one , ▁was ▁a ▁Flor ent ine ▁artist ▁who ▁is ▁regarded ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁great ▁Italian ▁painter ▁of ▁the ▁Qu attro cent o ▁period ▁of ▁the ▁Italian ▁Renaissance . ▁According ▁to ▁Vas ari , ▁Mas ac cio ▁was ▁the ▁best ▁painter ▁of ▁his ▁generation ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁skill ▁at ▁im it ating ▁nature , ▁recre ating ▁lif eli ke ▁figures ▁and ▁movements ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁convin cing