He was a pupil (not, as sometimes thought, the master) of Lazzaro Bastiani, who, like the Bellini and Vivarini, was the head of a large atelier in Venice.
Isprva je bio učenik (a ne kako se prije mislilo majstor) Lazzara Bastiania, koji je, poput Bellinia i Vivarinija, bio je voditelj velike slikarske bottege u Veneciji.