While he was nearly contemporary with
Leonardo da Vinci, he painted in a style more akin to the pre-Renaissance Lombard art of
Vincenzo Foppa and
Bernardino Zenale. While the dates of his birth and death are unknown, he is said to have been born at
Fossano, in
Piedmont, and his appellation is attributed to his artistic affiliation with the
Burgundian School. Only one known picture, an altarpiece at the Basilica of Sant' Eustorgio, is considered to be a verified example of his work before 1486. Bergognone's fame is principally associated with his work at the
Certosa di Pavia complex, composed of the church and convent of the
Carthusians. Scholars consider it unlikely that he designed the façade of the Certosa itself, but he worked there for eight years. This work was undertaken in collaboration with his brother
Bernardino Bergognone, with whom he furnished the designs of the figures of
Mary, the saints, and the apostles for the choir stalls. These works were executed as inlaid woodwork by Bartolomeo Pola. (detail) In 1494, Bergognone returned to
Milan. For two years following this return, he worked at the church of
San Satiro. In 1497, he began work on paintings for the church of the
Incoronata in the neighboring
comune of
Lodi. In 1508, he painted for a church in
Bergamo. In 1512, his signature appears in a public document of Milan. In 1524, he painted a series of frescoes illustrating the life of St. Sisinius in the portico of
San Simpliciano at Milan. These frescoes are his latest confirmed works. The
National Gallery, London, has a number of his works: the separate fragments of a silk banner painted for the Certosa and a large altarpiece of the marriage of
St Catherine, painted for the chapel of
Rebecchino near
Pavia. ==Gallery==