Yes, Antonello da Messina, before being a painter, was a master tanner

The first art ever learned by the great Antonello da Messina? That of leather tanning. An exhibition in progress at Palazzo Reale in Milan, open until June 2nd, is dedicated to the Sicilian master. Few, however, know that, in addition to having learned how to concentrate the world “Inside the painting” (this is the title…