Madonna and Child with Seraphim and Cherubim

Cennino d'Andrea Cennini (Italian: [tʃenˈniːno danˈdrɛːa tʃenˈniːni]; c. 1360 – before 1427) was an Italian painter influenced by Giotto. He was a student of Agnolo Gaddi in Florence. Gaddi trained under his father, called Taddeo Gaddi, who trained with Giotto. He is remembered mainly for having authored Il libro dell'arte.

Cennini was born in Colle di Val d'Elsa, present-day Tuscany. After training as an artist with Agnolo Gaddi in Florence he worked at the court of Francesco Novello da Carrara in Padua for some years before apparently returning to Colle di Val d'Elsa.

His book Il libro dell'arte is a "how to" on late Medieval and early Renaissance painting, and it was erroneously claimed to have been written in 1437, although it is much older than that. It contains information on pigments, brushes, drawing, panel painting, the art of fresco, painting on fabrics and casting, amongst other techniques and tricks. Theophilus (Roger of Helmerhausen), in his treatise On Divers Arts (1125), mentions oil painting, and so does Cennini, in passing.