Identity:

Jacopo de Antonio de Negreto Palma, known as Palma Vecchio, was a history painter.

Bibliography:

Bénézit, E., Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs, 8 vols, Paris, 1956-61; The Grove Dictionary of Art Online, ed. L. Macy, http://www.groveart.com (accessed 2004).