Antonello da Messina is one of the earliest virtuosos of oil painting, a true Renaissance master who―via the influence of the Flemish painters―raised perspective and geometric rigor to new heights of clarity and serenity. His mastery of the three-quarter profile portrait is another of his key accomplishments. With 300 color plates, and at 340 pages, this book is the most comprehensive monograph available in English, and the first substantial Antonello publication in decades.