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Foggini, Gian Battista
FOGGINI, GIAN BATTISTA. - Sculptor and architect, b. in Florence on 25 Apr. 1652 and d. there on 12 Apr. 1725. He studied the works of… -
Foppa, Vincenzo
FOPPA, VINCENZO. - Painter, b. in Brescia ca. 1427 and d. in the same city in 1515 or 1516. A pupil first, perhaps, in the workshop of the… -
Fouquet, Jean
FOUQUET, JEAN. - French painter, b. at Tours in 1420, d. there in 1483. One of the artists most representative of the taste and the… -
Fracassini, Cesare
FRACASSINI, CESARE - Painter b. in Rome on 18 Dec. 1838, d. there on 13 Dec. 1868. A pupil of the Accademia di S. Luca and of Minardi,… -
Franceschini, Marcantonio
FRANCESCHINI, MARCANTONIO. - Painter, b. in Bologna on 5 April 1648 and d. there on 24 December 1729. A pupil of Galli-Bibiena and then of… -
Francesco (b. 1437, d. after 1492), son of Simone di Nanni who was assistant to Ghiberti (FRANCESCO (N. NEL 1437, M. DOPO IL 1492), FIGLIO DI QUEL SIMONE DI NANNI CHE FU AIUTO DEL GHIBERTI)
FRANCESCO (b. 1437, d. after 1492), son of that Simone di Nanni who was Ghiberti's assistant. Perhaps a collaborator of Desiderio da… -
Francia Bigio, Francesco di Cristofano, detto il (FRANCIAIBIGIO, FRANCESCO DI CRISTOFANO, DETTO IL)
FRANCIA BIGIO, Francesco di Cristofano, detto il. - Painter, b. perhaps in Florence, to a Milanese father, ca. 1482; d. there in 1552. A… -
Francis of Bologna (FRANCO DA BOLOGNA)
FRANCIS OF BOLOGNA. - 13th-century illuminator, mentioned by Dante (Purgatorio, X, 82-85) in contrast to Oderisi da Gubbio as an innovator.… -
Fries, Johann
FRIES, JOHANN. - Painter, b. in Fribourg ca. 1465, d. perhaps in Bern in 1518. He is one of the greatest Swiss artists, and his painting,… -
Froment, Nicolas
FROMENT, NICOLAS. - French painter, b. at Uzès. Information about him runs from 1461, the year in which he painted the triptych with the… -
Fuga, Ferdinando
FUGA, FERDINANDO. - Architect, b. in Florence in 1699, d. in Rome in 1781. In his homeland he was a pupil of Foggini; while still very… -
Führich, Joseph von
FÜHRICH, Joseph von. - Painter and engraver, b. 8 Feb. 1800 at Kratzan in Bohemia, d. in Vienna on 13 March 1876. After studying in his… -
Fungai, Bernardino Cristofano
FUNGAI, BERNARDINO CRISTOFANO. - Painter, b. in Siena to Nicolò the furrier and baptized there on 14 Sept. 1460, d. there in 1516. In 1482… -
Furini, Francesco
FURINI, FRANCESCO. - Painter and poet, b. in Florence around 1600 and died in the same city on 15 Aug. 1646. He was a pupil of Passignano… -
Fusina, Andrea
FUSINA, ANDREA. - Italian sculptor and architect, d. in Milan in 1526. He is the author in Milan of many funerary monuments, the first of… -
Gaddi, Taddeo and Agnolo (GADDI, TADDEO E AGNOLO)
GADDI, TADDEO AND AGNOLO. - Florentine painters of the 14th century. TADDEO (recorded for the years 1327-66) was a disciple of Giotto and,… -
Gagini, Family (GAGINI, FAMIGLIA)
GAGINI, FAMILY. - Architects and sculptors originally from Bissone on Lake Lugano, active during the 15th and 16th centuries in northern… -
Gagliardi, Pietro
GAGLIARDI, PIETRO. - Painter, b. in Rome in 1809, d. in Frascati on 18 Sept. 1890. He is among the most characteristic representatives of… -
Galasso
GALASSO. - Under the name of G. di Matteo Piva there has been taking shape, in recent decades, the figure of a fifteenth-century Ferrarese… -
Galilei, Alessandro
GALILEI, ALESSANDRO. - Architect, b. in Florence on 25 July 1691, d. in Rome on 21 Dec. 1736. He spent seven years of his youth in England,… -
Gallego, Fernando
GALLEGO, FERNANDO. - Spanish painter, b. ca. 1440. Although his name indicates that he was a native of Galicia, tradition holds that he was… -
Gandolfi, Family (GANDOLFI, FAMIGLIA)
GANDOLFI, FAMILY. - Bolognese painters. During the second half of the eighteenth century and beyond, the brothers Ubaldo and Gaetano G.,… -
Garofalo, Benvenuto Tisi detto Il
GAROFALO, Benvenuto Tisi detto Il. - Painter, b. probably in Ferrara in 1481, d. there on 6 July 1559. He was called il G. from his… -
Gemito, Vincenzo
GEMITO, VINCENZO. - Sculptor, b. in Naples on 16 July 1852, d. there on 1 March 1929, is to be ranked among the greatest Italian artists of… -
Gentile da Fabriano
GENTILE DA FABRIANO. - Gentile di Niccolò di Giovanni di Massio, painter, b. at Fabriano ca. 1370, d. at Rome in 1427. The biographical… -
Gentileschi Family (GENTILESCHI, FAMIGLIA)
GENTILESCHI FAMILY. - ORAZIO LOMI, called il G., painter, b. in Pisa in 1562 (?), d. in London in 1647 (or 1638). He was a pupil in Tuscany… -
Ghezzi, Giuseppe
GHEZZI, GIUSEPPE. - Painter and draughtsman, b. at Comunanza near Ascoli Piceno on 6 Nov. 1634 and d. in Rome on 10 Nov. 1721. He received… -
Ghezzi, Pier Leone
GHEZZI, PIER LEONE. - Painter and draughtsman, b. in Rome on 28 June 1674 and d. there on 5 March 1755. He was set on the path of art by… -
Ghiberti, Lorenzo
GHIBERTI, LORENZO. - Bronze sculptor and writer on art, b. in Florence in 1378, d. there in 1455. In Florence he is the greatest… -
Ghirlandaio, Family (GHIRLANDAIO, FAMIGLIA)
GHIRLANDAIO, FAMILY. - A family of Florentine painters. The eldest was DOMENICO, b. in Florence in 1449, d. there on 11 Jan. 1494: his… -
Ghislandi, Vittore, called Fra' Galgario (GHISLANDI, VITTORE, DETTO FRA' GALGARIO)
GHISLANDI, Vittore, called Fra' Galgario. - Painter, a Minim friar, b. in Bergamo on 4 March 1655, d. there at the age of 88 in the first… -
Giambologna
GIAMBOLOGNA. - Jean Boulogne, called Giambologna, sculptor, b. at Douai in 1529, d. at Florence on 13 Aug. 1608. At first a pupil of the… -
Gian Cristoforo Romano
GIAN CRISTOFORO ROMANO. - Sculptor, architect, medallist, son of Isaia da Pisa (v.), born in Rome in 1470, died at Loreto on 31 May 1512.… -
Giaquinto, Corrado (GIAQUINTO (GIAQUINTO), CORRADO)
GIAQUINTO, CORRADO. - Painter, b. at Molfetta in 1703, d. at Naples in 1765. At Naples, in 1719, after a very brief stay with N. M. Rossi,… -
Giocondo, Fra'
GIOCONDO, FRA'. - Giovanni da Verona, a Dominican known as fra' G., architect, b. at Verona around 1433, d. at Rome on 1 July 1515. An… -
Giordano, Luca
GIORDANO, LUCA. - Painter and engraver, b. in Naples in 1632, d. there on 12 Jan. 1705. He received his first instruction from his father;… -
Giorgione, Giorgio da Castelfranco detto Il
GIORGIONE, Giorgio da Castelfranco detto Il. - Painter, b. at Castelfranco Veneto probably in 1477 or 1478, d. at Venice shortly before 25… -
Gioteschi (GIOTTESCHI)
GIOTESCHI. - Until the beginning of this century this term designated more or less all the Florentine painters of the fourteenth century.… -
Giotto di Bondone
GIOTTO di BONDONE. - Painter and architect, b. at Colle di Vespignano in Mugello, in all probability in 1267, d. at Florence in 1337. An… -
Giovanetti, Matteo (Gianetti, Matteo Di Giovannetto) (GIOVANNETTI, MATTEO (GIANETTI, MATTEO DI GIOVANETTO))
GIOVANETTI, Matteo (Gianetti, Matteo Di Giovannetto). - Painter, b. in Viterbo, active between 1343 and 1366 in the Palace of the Popes in… -
Giovanni, Dalmatian (GIOVANNI, DALMATA)
GIOVANNI, DALMATIAN. - Sculptor and architect, b. at Traù around 1440, d. after 1509. In 1464 he sculpted a bust of Pius II. Another famous… -
Giovanni Da Udine
GIOVANNI da UDINE. - Painter and architect, b. at Udine on 27 Oct. 1487 into the Ricamatori family, d. at Rome in 1564. At first a pupil of… -
Girardon, François
GIRARDON, FRANÇOIS. - French sculptor, b. at Troyes on 16 March 1628 and d. at Paris on 1 September 1715. His first works (a Virgin and a… -
Giunta Pisano
GIUNTA PISANO. - Painter active in the mid-13th century. After more recent criticism, chiefly through the work of Bacci, has ruled out that… -
Giusto De' Menabuoi
GIUSTO de' MENABUOI. - Florentine painter, also called "da Padova" because he worked predominantly in that city, where he is documented… -
Goes, Uco Van Der
GOES, UCO van der. - Painter, b. probably in Ghent in the first half of the 15th century, he is to be considered one of the greatest… -
Gonçalves, Nuno
GONÇALVES, NUNO. - He is the greatest Portuguese painter of the 15th century. Francisco de Olanda proclaimed him one of the greatest… -
Goya y Lucientes, Francisco José
GOYA Y LUCIENTES, FRANCISCO JOSÉ. - Spanish painter, b. at Fuendetodos near Saragossa on 30 March 1746 and d. at Bordeaux on 16 Apr. 1828.… -
Gozzoli, Benozzo
GOZZOLI, BENOZZO. - Painter, b. in Florence ca. 1420, d. in Pistoia on 4 Oct. 1497. His real name was Benozzo di Lese di Sandro, and the… -
Grammatica (della Grammatica), Antiveduto (GRAMATICA (DELLA GRAMATICA), ANTIVEDUTO)
GRAMATICA (della GRAMATICA), ANTIVEDUTO. - Roman painter; from a family originally from Siena. Born ca. 1577, died in Rome on 13 January… -
Grandi, Francesco
GRANDI, FRANCESCO. - Painter, b. in Rome on 21 Apr. 1831, d. there in 1891. A pupil of Lodovico Venuti and of the Accademia di S. Luca, he… -
Granzotto, Claudio
GRANZOTTO, CLAUDIO. - Franciscan, sculptor, b. at S. Lucia di Piave on 23 Aug. 1900, d. at Padua in the odor of sanctity on 15 Aug. 1947. A… -
Grechetto, Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, detto Il
GRECHETTO, GIOVANNI BENEDETTO CASTIGLIONE, detto il. - Genoese painter, b. in Genoa in 1610 (?), d. in Mantua in 1665. He had a mannerist… -
Greco, Domenico Theotokopoulos, called Il (GRECO, DOMENICO THEOTOKOPULI, DETTO IL)
GRECO, Domenico Theotokopoulos, called Il. - Painter, b. in Candia on 1 Oct. 1541, d. in Toledo on 7 Apr. 1614. Having come to Italy, to… -
Grimaldi, Francesco
GRIMALDI, FRANCESCO. - Architect and Theatine monk, b. in 1545 at Oppido di Lucania and d. probably around 1630. Active especially in… -
Gruamonte
GRUAMONTE. - Sculptor active in Pistoia in the second half of the 12th century, known for having signed, together with his brother… -
Grünewald, Mathis
GRÜNEWALD, MATHIS. - Born probably in Aschaffenburg in the second half of the 15th century, active from 1500 to 1528 in the cities of the… -
Guala, Pietro Francesco
GUALA, PIETRO FRANCESCO. - Painter, b. at Casale Monferrato on 21 Sept. 1698, d. at Milan on 7 Feb. 1757. Very few biographical notices… -
Guardì, Francesco de' (GUARDI, FRANCESCO DE')
GUARDÌ, Francesco de'. - Painter, b. 5 Oct. 1712 in Venice, d. there 1 Jan. 1793. He was a pupil and a ring on the right hand, over the… -
Guariento Padovano
GUARIENTO PADOVANO. - Painter, son of Arpo, he is documented in Padua from 1338 to 1365; in 1365 he was summoned to Venice for the frescoes… -
Guarini, Guarino
GUARINI, GUARINO. - Theatine religious, architect, b. at Modena on 17 January 1624, d. at Milan on 6 March 1683. At a young age he became a… -
Guercino, Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, detto Il (GUERCINO, GIOVAN FRANCESCO BARBIERI, DETTO IL)
GUERCINO, Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, detto Il. - Painter, b. at Cento on 8 Feb. 1591, d. at Bologna on 22 Dec. 1666; he was called il G.… -
Guglielmo Da Pisa
GUGLIELMO DA PISA. - Sculptor active in Pisa from 1159 to 1162 for the pulpit of the cathedral, afterwards replaced at Cagliari by that of… -
Guidetto
GUIDETTO. - Architect and sculptor, active between the last decades of the 12th century and the first half of the following one. Probably… -
Guido da Siena
GUIDO DA SIENA. - Sienese painter, active in the first half of the 13th century; in 1221 (others read 1271) he signed and dated the panel… -
Guido di Como (Guido Bigarelli)
GUIDO DI COMO (GUIDO BIGARELLI). - Sculptor, b. perhaps at Arogno, he lived for a long time in Tus- > (by courtesy of Msgr. A. P. Frato)… -
Hayez, Francesco
HAYEZ, FRANCESCO. - Painter, b. in Venice on 11 Feb. 1791, d. in Milan on 11 Feb. 1882. A pupil of Lattanzio Quarena and, at the Academy,… -
Hildebrandt, Johann Lucas von
HILDEBRANDT, JOHANN LUCAS von. - Architect, b. in Genoa on 14 Nov. 1668, d. in Vienna on 16 Nov. 1745. His father, a German, was a soldier… -
Holbein, Hans the Elder (HOLBEIN, HANS, IL VECCHIO)
HOLBEIN, HANS THE ELDER. - German painter and engraver, b. probably between 1460 and 1470 at Augsburg, d. in 1524 at Isenheim. There is… -
Holbein, Hans the Younger (HOLBEIN, HANS, IL GIOVANE)
HOLBEIN, HANS THE YOUNGER. - German painter and engraver, b. in Augsburg in the winter of 1497-1498 and d. between 7 Oct. and 29 Nov. 1543… -
Honthorst, Gerard Van (Gherardo Delle Notti)
HONTHORST, GERARD van (GHERARDO delle NOTTI). - Painter, b. in Utrecht on 4 Nov. 1590, d. there on 27 Apr. 1656. He belongs to a family of… -
Houdon, Jean-Antoine
HOUDON, JEAN-ANTOINE. - French sculptor, b. March 20, 1741 in Paris and d. there July 16, 1828. A pupil of M. Slodtz, he won the "prix de… -
Hübsche, Heinrich (HÜBSCH, HEINRICH)
HÜBSCHE, HEINRICH. - German architect, b. at Weinheim, in the Grand Duchy of Baden, on 9 February 1795, d. at Karlsruhe, on 3 April 1863.… -
Iacobello del Fiore
IACOBELLO DEL FIORE. - Painter. There is evidence of him from 1400 onward; d. in 1439. In his youthful paintings (the antependium of St.… -
Iacopino da Tradate
IACOPINO DA TRADATE. - Lombard sculptor, he took part in the works for the construction of Milan Cathedral from 1401 to 1425, and in 1407… -
Iacopino del Conte
IACOPINO DEL CONTE. - Painter b. in Florence in 1510, d. in Rome on 9 January 1598. A pupil of Andrea del Sarto, he also came under the… -
Iacopino di Francesco dei Bavosi or dei Papazzoni, known as Iacopo da Bologna (IACOPINO DI FRANCESCO DEI BAVOSI O DEI PAPAZZONI, DETTO IACOPO DA BOLOGNA)
IACOPINO di FRANCESCO dei BAVOSI or dei PAPAZZONI, called IACOPO da BOLOGNA. - Bolognese painter, recorded in documents from 1360 to 1383… -
Iacopo da Camerino
IACOPO DA CAMERINO. - Mosaicist friar, assistant to Torriti in the apse mosaic of St. John Lateran, completed ca. 1292. In the lower mosaic… -
Iacopo (Lapo) Tedesco
IACOPO (LAPO) TEDESCO. - Legendary 13th-century architect, whom Vasari in the second edition of the Vite (1568) says came from Germany to… -
Ingenio, Andrea d'Aloigi d'Assisi, called (INGEGNO, ANDREA D'ALOIGI D'ASSISI, DETTO)
INGENIO, Andrea d'Aloigi d'Assisi, called. - Umbrian painter whose personality still remains not clearly defined; the reconstruction… -
Ingres, Jean-Auguste-Dominique
INGRES, JEAN-AUGUSTE-DOMINIQUE. - French painter, b. at Montauban on 29 Aug. 1780, d. at Paris on 14 Jan. 1867. First a pupil of his… -
ISAIA DA PISA
ISAIA da Pisa. - Sculptor active in Rome and Naples around the middle of the 15th century. In 1447 in Rome he was charged, as the successor… -
Isidore of Miletus (ISIDORO DI MILETO)
ISIDORE OF MILETUS. - Name of two architects. I. THE ELDER was active during the 6th century in Constantinople, together with Anthemius of… -
Ivanov, Aleksandr Andreevič
IVANOV, ALEKSANDR ANDREEVIČ. - Russian painter, b. 28 July 1806 in St. Petersburg, d. there 15 July 1858. He matured his art through the… -
Jerome dai Libri (GIROLAMO DAI LIBRI)
JEROME DAI LIBRI. - Painter, b. in Verona in 1474, d. there on 2 July 1555. He took up art under the guidance of his father Francesco, a… -
Jerome del Pacchia (GIROLAMO DEL PACCHIA)
JEROME DEL PACCHIA. - Painter, b. in Siena on 5 May 1477, d., it is said, in France after 1533. He was the son of a stucco worker, Giovanni… -
Jerome of Brescia (GIROLAMO DA BRESCIA)
JEROME OF BRESCIA. - Benedictine architect, born in the second half of the 15th century and active in the early years of the 16th century.… -
Jerome of Cremona (GIROLAMO DA CREMONA)
JEROME OF CREMONA. - Lombard painter active between 1467 and 1483, at first under the influence of local miniaturists, and then of Mantegna… -
Jerome of Santa Croce (GIROLAMO DA SANTACROCE)
JEROME OF SANTA CROCE. - Painter, b. probably around 1480, d. perhaps in July 1556. He is identifiable with that «Jerolimo, de maistro… -
Jerome of Treviso, the Elder (GIROLAMO DA TREVISO, IL VECCHIO)
JEROME OF TREVISO, the Elder. - Painter, b. ca. 1450 and d. ca. 1496. Remembered as belonging to the Pennacchi family, doubts nevertheless… -
Jerome of Treviso, the Younger (GIROLAMO DA TREVISO, IL GIOVANE)
JEROME OF TREVISO, the Younger. - Painter, sculptor and architect, b. at Treviso in 1497 (?) and d. in 1544 at the siege of Boulogne in… -
John of Burgundy (GIOVANNI DI BOROGONA)
JOHN OF BURGUNDY. - Spanish painter, recorded in documents from 1495 to 1533, d. before 1544. Italian by training, perhaps a pupil of… -
John of Germany (GIOVANNI D'ALEMAGNA)
JOHN OF GERMANY. - Painter of German origin; the only information available about him concerns his stay in Venice, where he is mentioned… -
John of Milan (GIOVANNI DA MILANO)
JOHN OF MILAN. - Giovanni di Jacopo di Guido da Caverzaio (today Caversaggio) in the territory of Como, painter; in 1350 he was in… -
John of Nola (GIOVANNI DA NOLA)
JOHN OF NOLA. - G. Marigliano, or Meriliano, or Meriliano, a sculptor, born at Nola around 1488, died at Naples in 1558, carried on his… -
John of Paolo di Grazia (GIOVANNI DI PAOLO DI GRAZIA)
JOHN OF PAOLO DI GRAZIA. - Painter, b. in Siena ca. 1399, d. between February and March 1482. His life, although quite extensively… -
John of Rimini (GIOVANNI DA RIMINI)
JOHN OF RIMINI. - A 14th-century painter from Rimini, often confused with Giovanni Baronzio (v.), who was also a painter from Rimini and… -
John of San Giovanni (GIOVANNI DA SAN GIOVANNI)
JOHN OF SAN GIOVANNI. - Painter, b. at S. Giovanni in Valdarno on 20 March 1592, d. at Florence on 6 Dec. 1636. A pupil of Matteo Rosselli,… -
John Pisano (GIOVANNI PISANO)
JOHN PISANO. - Sculptor, son of the sculptor Nicola di Pietro d'Apulia, b. at Pisa ca. 1284, d. between 1316 and 1318. A pupil and… -
Jordaens, Jacob
JORDAENS, JACOB. - Painter, b. in Antwerp on 19 May 1593, d. there on 18 Oct. 1678. In 1607 he entered the workshop of the painter Adam Van… -
Jouvenet, Jean-Baptiste, called Le Grand (JOUVENET, JEAN-BAPTISTE, DETTO LE GRAND)
JOUVENET, Jean-Baptiste, called Le Grand. - The best-known representative of a family of artists, b. at Rouen in 1644, d. at Paris in 1717.… -
Juliano da Maiano (GIULIANO DA MAIANO)
JULIANO DA MAIANO. - Architect and carver, b. at Maiano (Fiesole), in 1432, d. at Naples on 17 Oct. 1490. He belongs to a family of… -
Justus of Ghent, Joos van Wassenhove, called (GIUSTO DI GAND, JOOS VAN WASSENHOVE, DETTO)
JUSTUS OF GHENT, Joos van Wassenhove, called. - Painter b. between 1435 and 1440 either at Antwerp or at Ghent; in 1460 he was received… -
Juvara (Juvarra), Filippo
JUVARA (JUVARRA), FILIPPO. - Architect and engraver, b. in Messina on 16 June 1678, d. in Madrid on 31 Jan. 1736. From his father, a… -
Kaufmann, Angelica
KAUFMANN, ANGELICA. - Painter, b. in Chur in the Grisons on 30 Oct. 1741, d. in Rome on 5 Nov. 1807, one of the most interesting and… -
Kleinschmidt, Beda
KLEINSCHMIDT, BEDA. - Franciscan, art historian, b. at Brakel (Westphalia) on 12 Oct. 1867, d. at Paderborn on 17 March 1932. He entered… -
Kraus, Franz-Xaver
KRAUS, FRANZ-XAVER. - Priest, archaeologist, historian, man of letters, b. in Trier on 18 Sept. 1840, d. at San Remo on 12 Dec. 1901. He is… -
Lamberti, Family (LAMBERTI, FAMIGLIA)
LAMBERTI, FAMILY. - NICCOLÒ, Florentine sculptor whose personality was separated only recently (1931) from that of Niccolò di Luca Spinelli… -
Landi, Gaspare
LANDI, GASPARE. - Painter, b. in Piacenza on 6 Jan. 1756, d. there on 24 Feb. 1830. Abandoned as a young boy by his father, he was taken in… -
Lanfranco, Giovanni
LANFRANCO, GIOVANNI. - Painter, b. in Parma on 26 Jan. 1582, d. in Rome on 30 Nov. 1647. He was a pupil of Agostino Carracci but… -
Laurana, Francesco
LAURANA, FRANCESCO. - Sculptor, born in Dalmatia, perhaps at Zara, in the early decades of the fifteenth century, and active in Naples, the… -
Laurana, Luciano
LAURANA, LUCIANO. - Architect, b. at Zara probably between 1420 and 1425, and active at Naples, Mantua, Urbino, Pesaro, Senigallia; d. at… -
Le Gros (Le Groux), Pierre, the Younger (LEGROS (LE GROS), PIERRE, IL GIOVANE)
LE GROS (Le Groux), Pierre, the Younger. - French sculptor, b. in Paris on 12 Nov. 1666, d. in Rome on 3 May 1719. Son of the sculptor… -
Leonardeschi
LEONARDESCHI. - If by this term one wished to understand all the artists who drew inspiration or motifs from the great models of the… -
Leonardo da Vinci
LEONARDO DA VINCI. - I. THE LIFE. - Poorly informed and unreliable as Giorgio Vasari is, the life of L. can be reconstructed only from… -
Leoni, Leone
LEONI, LEONE. - Sculptor, medallist and architect, b. at Menaggio (Como), to a father from Arezzo, in 1509 and d. at Milan in 1590. He… -
Leopardi, Alessandro
LEOPARDI, ALESSANDRO. - Goldsmith, bronze founder and architect, b. in Venice around 1450 and d. there between June 1522 and March 1523.… -
Le Sueur, Eustache
LE SUEUR, EUSTACHE. - Painter, b. in Paris on 18 Nov. 1617 (or 1616), d. there on 30 Apr. 1655, son of the wood sculptor Chathelin L., of… -
Le Vau, Louis
LE VAU, LOUIS. - French architect, b. in Paris in 1612 and d. there on 11 Oct. 1670. He also traveled in Italy, in particular to Genoa and… -
Liberale da Verona
LIBERALE DA VERONA. - L. was the son of Jacopo dalla Biava, or a Biavo, an illuminator and painter, born in Verona around 1445 and died… -
Lippi, Filippino
LIPPI, FILIPPINO. - Born in Prato, between August 1457 and May 1458, to Filippo L. and Lucrezia Buti, died in Florence on 18 April 1504; he… -
Lippi, Filippo
LIPPI, FILIPPO. - Painter, b. in Florence ca. 1406, d. in Spoleto on 8 or 10 Oct. 1469. He was a Carmelite in Florence, where he remained… -
Lochner, Stephan
LOCHNER, STEPHAN. - German painter, b. at Meersburg on Lake Constance, he lived and worked in Cologne, where he is documented as active… -
Lombardi, Alfonso
LOMBARDI, ALFONSO. - Sculptor, b. probably in Ferrara in 1497, to Niccolò Cittadella of Lucca and to Eleonora L., d. in Bologna on 2 Dec.… -
Lombardi, Family (LOMBARDI, FAMIGLIA)
LOMBARDI, FAMILY. - A numerous dynasty of architects and sculptors, originally from the Canton of Ticino, whose surname Solari was almost… -
Longhena, Baldassare (LONGHENA, BALDASSARRE)
LONGHENA, BALDASSARE. - Architect, b. in Venice in 1598 to a Ticinese family (from Maroggia on Lake Lugano), d. there on 18 February 1682.… -
Longhi, Family (LONGHI, FAMIGLIA)
LONGHI, FAMILY. - Two painters: PIETRO, b. in 1702 in Venice, d. there on 8 May 1785. After a very unsuccessful attempt at monumental… -
Lorenzetti, Ambrogio and Pietro (LORENZETTI, AMBROGIO E PIETRO)
LORENZETTI, AMBROGIO AND PIETRO. - Brothers, Sienese painters. I. AMBROGIO. - The first universally accepted date concerning him is 1319.… -
Lorenzetto (Lorenzo Lotti, called Il) (LORENZETTO (LORENZO LOTTI, DETTO IL))
LORENZETTO (Lorenzo Lotti, called Il). - Sculptor and architect, b. in Florence on 23 June 1490, d. in Rome on 15 Dec. 1541. In June 1514… -
Lorenzo da Viterbo
LORENZO da VITERBO. - Properly L. di Jacopo di Pietro Paolo da V., painter b. ca. 1437 at Viterbo and d. after 1476. The only dates… -
Lorenzo di Credi
LORENZO di CREDI. - Painter, sculptor and goldsmith, b. in Florence in 1456 or in 1459-60, d. there on 12 Jan. 1537. Among his earliest… -
Lorenzo Monaco
LORENZO MONACO. - Italian painter, b. in Siena in 1370 or 1371, d. in 1425. He carried on his activity mainly in Florence, where he went at… -
Lorenzo Veneziano
LORENZO VENEZIANO. - Painter, documented from 1356 to 1379. He was in Bologna, Padua and perhaps Treviso. His dated works are the great… -
Lorraine, Gérard Desargues, detto il (LORENESE, GELLÉE CLAUDE, DETTO IL)
LORRAINE, Gérard Desargues, detto il. - Painter, b. at Chamagne (Lorraine) in 1600, d. in Rome on 23 Nov. 1682. His artistic life unfolded… -
Lotto, Lorenzo
LOTTO, LORENZO. - Painter, b. in Venice (?) around 1480, d. in Loreto in Sept. 1556. Already in his earliest works, his personality reveals… -
Lucas of Leyden (LUCA DA LEYDA)
LUCAS OF LEYDEN. - Flemish painter and engraver, born perhaps in May or June 1494, died at Leyden between May and August 1533. The earliest… -
Luini, Bernardino
LUINI, BERNARDINO. - Lombard painter, b. between 1480 and 1490, d. in Milan in 1532; his typically Lombard formation is evident in his… -
Mabuse, Jan Gossaert detto
MABUSE, JAN GOSSAERT detto. - Dutch, b. between 1470 and 1480. He came to Rome in 1508. Of his stay in Italy there remains a record in… -
Maccari, Cesare
MACCARI, CESARE. - Painter, b. in Siena on 9 May 1840, d. in Rome on 7 Aug. 1919. In his homeland he was successively a pupil of the… -
Maderno, Carlo
MADERNO, CARLO. - Architect, b. at Capolago (Canton Ticino) in 1559, d. at Rome on 30 January 1629. Nephew of D. and G. Fontana, he… -
Maderno, Stefano
MADERNO, STEFANO. - Lombard sculptor, b. at Bissone in 1576, d. at Rome on 17 Sept. 1636. By 1600 he was already in Rome and completed his… -
Magnasco, Alessandro detto Il Lissandrino
MAGNASCO, ALESSANDRO detto il LISSANDRINO. - Painter, b. in Genoa in 1667, d. there on 12 March 1749, one of the most original figures of… -
Maitani, Lorenzo
MAITANI, LORENZO. - Sienese architect and sculptor, son of the sculptor Vitale di Lorenzo; the date of M.'s birth is not known, though it… -
Malczewski, Jacek (Malezewski, Giacinto)
MALCZEWSKI, Jacek (Malezewski, Giacinto). - Polish painter, b. at Radom in 1854, d. at Kraków in 1929. He studied at Kraków, in Paris and… -
Mansart, Famiglia
MANSART, FAMILY. - A family of Parisian artists in the 17th-18th centuries. JEAN (d. 1618), a wood sculptor, was appointed in 1606… -
Mansueti, Giovanni di Niccolò
MANSUETI, GIOVANNI DI NICCOLÒ. - Venetian painter first mentioned in a document of 22 July 1485, d. ca. 1526. He is one of the minor… -
Mantegazza, Cristoforo and Antonio (MANTEGAZZA, CRISTOFORO E ANTONIO)
MANTEGAZZA, CRISTOFORO AND ANTONIO. - Sculptors, natives of Milan. Sons of Galeazzo, they initially worked as goldsmiths, perhaps in their… -
Mantegna, Andrea
MANTEGNA, ANDREA. - Born presumably at Isola di Carturo, in the Vicenza area, in 1431, d. at Mantua on 13 Sept. 1506. After having spent… -
Maratti, Carlo
MARATTI, CARLO. - Painter, b. at Camerano (Ancona) on 15 May 1625, d. at Rome on 15 Dec. 1713. Exponent and leader of the pictorial current… -
Marcillat, Guglielmo di Pietro de
MARCILLAT, GUGLIELMO di PIETRO de. - Painter, b. in France at the Castle of La Châtre, near Marcillat, from which he derived his name, d.… -
Marconi, Rocco
MARCONI, ROCCO. - Painter, b. probably in Treviso and d. in Venice shortly before 13 May 1529. The first records of his activity go back to… -
Margaritone of Arezzo (MARGARITONE DA AREZZO)
MARGARITONE da AREZZO - St. Francis, Montepulciano, Municipal Art Gallery. I. MARGHERITA DA CASTELLO (hours, curia of the Postmoderna of… -
Mariani, Cesare
MARIANI, CESARE. - Painter, b. in Rome on 13 Jan. 1826, d. there on 21 Feb. 1901. A pupil of Tommaso Minardi, he immediately stood out… -
Martini, Arturo
MARTINI, ARTURO. - Sculptor, b. at Treviso on 11 Aug. 1899, d. at Milan on 22 March 1947. After the school of the sculptor Carlini at… -
Martini, Francesco di Giorgio
MARTINI, FRANCESCO DI GIORGIO. - Painter, sculptor, architect, military engineer, b. in Siena in 1439, d. in Nov. 1501 (most documents call… -
Martini, Simone (Simone di Martino)
MARTINI, SIMONE (SIMONE di MARTINO). - Painter, b. in Siena, according to Vasari in 1284, d. in Avignon in 1344. Together with Pietro and… -
Masaccio, Tommaso di Ser Giovanni di Simone Cassai, detto
MASACCIO, TOMMASO DI SER GIOVANNI DI SIMONE CASSAI, detto. - Painter, b. 21 Dec. 1401 at Castel S. Giovanni (S. Giovanni Valdarno… -
Masolino da Panicale
MASOLINO da PANICALE. - Painter, born to a certain Cristofano Fini in 1383 at Panicale di Valdelsa near Empoli (Florence) or at Valdarno… -
Massari, Giorgio
MASSARI, GIORGIO. - Architect, b. in Venice ca. 1686, d. there in 1766. He was trained in the Venetian milieu of the early 18th century,… -
Matejko, Jan (MATEYKO, JAN)
MATEJKO, JAN. - Polish painter, b. in Kraków on 30 June 1838, d. there on 1 Oct. 1893. He studied in Kraków, in Munich (1859-60) and in… -
Matthew of Giovanni (Matthew of Siena) (MATTEO DI GIOVANNI (MATTEO DI SIENA))
MATTHEW OF GIOVANNI (Matthew of Siena). - Painter, b. perhaps at Borgo Sansepolcro between 1428 and 1433; d. in June 1495. The lack of… -
Mazzola Bedoli, Girolamo
MAZZOLA BEDOLI, GIROLAMO. - Painter, b. at Moile (today S. Lazzaro), in the province of Parma, around 1500, and d. there in 1569. From his… -
Mazzolino, Lodovico
MAZZOLINO, LODOVICO. - Painter, b. in Ferrara ca. 1480, d. there between 27 Sept. 1528 and 22 Dec. 1530. He was chiefly influenced by L.… -
Mazzoni, Guido
MAZZONI, GUIDO. - Sculptor, b. in Modena around 1450 and d. there on 13 Sept. 1518. He was called il Paganino, from the name of an uncle,… -
Melozzo da Forlì
MELOZZO DA FORLÌ. - Painter, b. at Forlì on 8 June 1438, son of Giuliano di Melozzo degli Ambrogi, d. there on 8 Nov. 1494. Around 1460 he… -
Memling (Memlinc), Hans (MEMLINC (MEMLINC), HANS)
MEMLING (MEMLINC), HANS. - Flemish painter, b. in the region of Mainz, probably at Mömlingen, ca. 1433, d. at Bruges on 11 Aug. 1494. He… -
Memmi, Lippo (Lippo da Siena)
MEMMI, LIPPO (LIPPO DA SIENA). - Sienese painter, son of Memmo di Filippuccio, himself a painter, and brother-in-law of Simone Martini… -
Mengs, Anton Raphael
MENGS, ANTON RAPHAEL. - Painter, b. at Aussig in Bohemia on 22 March 1728, d. at Rome on 29 June 1779. Son of Ismael, himself also a… -
Meo di Francesco del Caprino
MEO DI FRANCESCO DEL CAPRINO. - Architect, b. at Settignano in 1430, d. at Rome in 1501. By 1467 he was already in Rome working as a… -
Metsys (Massys), Quentin
METSYS (MASSYS), QUENTIN. - Painter, b. in Louvain in 1466, d. in Antwerp in 1530. He is found in Antwerp in 1491, where in 1493 he… -
Michael Ongaro, called Pannonio (MICHELE ONGARO, DETTO PANNONIO)
MICHAEL ONGARO, called Pannonio. - Ferrarese painter, so called perhaps from his place of origin, d. before July 1464. There is a payment… -
Michelangelo Buonarroti (in autographs Michelagnolo) (MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI (NEGLI AUTOGRAFI MICHELAGNIOLO))
MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI (in autographs Michelagnolo). - Sculptor, painter, architect and poet, b. at Caprese (today Caprese-Michelangelo)… -
Michelozzo di Bartolomeo
MICHELOZZO di BARTOLOMEO. - Sculptor and architect, b. in Florence in 1396, d. there on 7 Oct. 1472. His first activity took place in the… -
Michetti, Francesco Paolo
MICHETTI, FRANCESCO PAOLO. - Painter b. at Tocco Casauria on 2 Oct. 1851, d. at Francavilla a Mare on 5 March 1929. In 1868, having… -
Mielich, Hans
MIELICH, HANS. - Painter, miniaturist and engraver, b. in Munich in 1516, d. there in 1573. From his father he learned the rudiments of the… -
Mignard, Pierre, detto Mignard Le Romain
MIGNARD, Pierre, detto Mignard Le Romain. - Born at Troyes on 17 Nov. 1612, died at Paris on 30 May 1695. Brother of the painter Nicolas… -
Millet, Jean-François
MILLET, JEAN-FRANÇOIS. - Painter b. at Gruchy near Gréville on 4 Oct. 1814, d. at Barbizon on 20 Jan. 1875. He learned drawing and painting… -
Minardi, Tommaso
MINARDI, TOMMASO. - Painter, b. in Faenza on 4 Dec. 1787, d. in Rome on 13 Jan. 1871. A pupil of Giuseppe Zauli, having obtained a pension… -
Mino da Fiesole (M. di Giovanni Mini da Poppio or M. da Florentia) (MINO DA FIESOLE (M. DI GIOVANNI MINI DA POPPIO O M. DA FLORENTIA))
MINO DA FIESOLE (M. di Giovanni Mini da Poppio or M. da Florentia). - Sculptor, b. at Poppi in Casentino between 1430 and 1431, d. at… -
Mochi, Francesco
MOCHI, FRANCESCO. - Sculptor, b. at Montevarchi on 29 July 1580, d. at Rome on 6 Feb. 1654. At about the age of twenty he moved to Rome and… -
Moncalvo, Caccia Guglielmo detto Il
MONCALVO, CACCIA GUGLIELMO detto il. - Painter, b. at Montabone (Acqui) around 1568, d. in 1625. He settled in 1593 at Moncalvo, whence the… -
Montagna, Bartolomeo
MONTAGNA, BARTOLOMEO. - Painter, b. perhaps at Orzinuovi (Brescia), active at Vicenza where he d. 11 Oct. 1523. In 1482 he was commissioned… -
Montañez, Juan Martínez (MONTAÑEZ, JUAN MARTINEZ)
MONTAÑEZ, JUAN MARTÍNEZ. - Spanish sculptor and architect, b. at Alcalá la Real (Jaén) on 16 March 1568 and d. at Seville on 18 June 1649.… -
Montauti, Antonio
MONTAUTI, ANTONIO. - Sculptor and architect, b. probably in Florence and d. there around 1740. He was a pupil of the skilled sculptor and… -
Montorsoli, Giovanni Antonio
MONTORSOLI, GIOVANNI ANTONIO. - Sculptor, b. in Villa Montorsoli near Florence (from which he derived his name) in 1507, d. in Florence on… -
Moosbrugger, Kaspar
MOOSBRUGGER, KASPAR. - Architect, b. July 22, 1656 at Au im Bregenzerwald, d. Aug. 26, 1723 at Einsiedeln. He worked in almost all of… -
Morales, Luis de, detto El Divino
MORALES, LUIS de, detto EL DIVINO. - Spanish painter, b. at Badajoz around 1500 and d. there on 9 May 1586. He was among the most active… -
Morazzone, Pier Francesco Mazzucchelli, detto Il
MORAZZONE, PIER FRANCESCO MAZZUCCHELLI, detto il. - Born at Morazzone, near Varese, in 1573, according to an anonymous eighteenth-century… -
Morelli, Domenico
MORELLI, DOMENICO. - Painter, b. in Naples on 8 July 1823, d. there on 13 Aug. 1901. A pupil at the Neapolitan Academy of Costanzo Angelini… -
Moretto, Alessandro Bonvicino detto Il
MORETTO, ALESSANDRO BONVICINO detto il. - Painter, b. in Brescia in 1498, d. there on 22 Dec. 1554. Between 1515 and 1518 he painted,… -
Morone, Domenico
MORONE, DOMENICO. - Painter, b. in Verona ca. 1442, d. there after 1517. His earliest dated work is the Madonna in the Berlin Museum… -
Multscher, Hans
MULTSCHER, HANS. - Sculptor and painter, b. shortly before 1400 at Reichenhofen in the Allgäu, d. in the first months of 1467 at Ulm.… -
Munari, Pellegrino
MUNARI, PELLEGRINO. - Painter, b. in Modena ca. 1465 and d. there, murdered in a brawl, in Dec. 1523. In 1509 he painted in his native city… -
Murillo, Bartolomé Esteban
MURILLO, BARTOLOMÉ ESTEBAN. - Painter, b. in Seville on 31 Dec. 1617, d. there on 3 Apr. 1682. His father Gaspare Esteban was also a… -
Mussini, Augusto, Fra' Paolo
MUSSINI, AUGUSTO, FRA' PAOLO. - Painter, b. in Reggio Emilia on 20 Jan. 1870, d. in Rome on 1 Nov. 1918. Having soon become known as the… -
Mussini, Luigi
MUSSINI, LUIGI. - Painter, b. in Berlin on 19 Dec. 1813, d. in Siena on 18 June 1888. A pupil of Bezzuoli at the Florentine Academy, he… -
Nanni d'Antonio di Banco
NANNI D'ANTONIO di BANCO. - Sculptor, b. in Florence probably in 1390, d. there in 1421. In 1406 he was enrolled in the Guild of Master… -
Nanni di Bartolo, detto Il Rosso
NANNI di BARTOLO, detto il ROSSO. - Florentine sculptor active in the first half of the 15th century. In 1419 he received the commission… -
Nelli, Ottaviano (Ottaviano di Martino di Nello)
NELLI, OTTAVIANO (OTTAVIANO di MARTINO di NELLO). - Painter, b. at Gubbio ca. 1375, d. probably before 1450. He was very active, especially… -
Neroccio di Bartolomeo Landi
NEROCCIO DI BARTOLOMEO LANDI. - Sienese painter, b. 1447, d. 1500, also active as a sculptor (statue of St. Catherine, 1470, Siena, Oratory…