Bernardo Zenale

Zenale was born in Treviglio, Lombardy, where in 1485 he finished the great polyptych for the church of St. Martin, together with his fellow Bernardino Butinone.

Subsequently, he was engaged by Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan, to paint a room in the Castello Sforzesco of that city.

After circa 1500, Zenale seemed to abandon the Ferrarese-expressionist style of Butinone, a strong influence from Leonardo da Vinci starting to appear in his works.

In 1510 he painted a Madonna with Child between St. Ambrose and St. Jerome, for the church of St. Francis in Milan, now in Denver.

In 1522 he replaced Giovanni Antonio Amadeo in the direction of works of the Duomo di Milano.