Background
Bartolomeo was born, and lived and worked his whole life in Florence.
Bartolomeo was born, and lived and worked his whole life in Florence.
Participant of the indecision about his age and birth year comes from differing statements he had made: in 1427 he gave 61, and 64 in 1433. Bartolomeo was enrolled in the Guild of Saint Luke of Florence with Agnolo Gaddi since 1394, and worked on the design of the Cappella del Sacro Cingolo of the Prato Cathedral. Between 1402 and 1438, he received many orders for the new hospital of Saint Mary, and he died wealthy.
He was also influenced by Lorenzo Monaco.
One illumination of a missal of the church San"Egidio in 1421 was signed by him, all other work has been assigned.