Antonio da Negroponte: A Venetian Renaissance Master Antonio Falier da Negroponte (circa 1460 – after 1530) remains an artist shrouded in mystery, a figure whose legacy is largely defined by a single surviving masterpiece—the Madonna and Child Enthroned—a painting that now resides in the Church of San Francesco della Vigna in Venice. Despite scholarly efforts to reconstruct his life and artistic trajectory, biographical details are scarce, leaving historians to speculate about his origins, training, and connections within the vibrant Venetian art scene of the Quattrocento. Origins and Ear…