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Nesterov, Michele
NESTEROV, MICHELE. - Russian painter, b. in 1862 at Ufa, d. in the early years of the 20th century. He was influenced by Perov and… -
Niccolò dell'Arca
NICCOLÒ dell'ARCA. - Also called N. da Bari or N. d'Apulia from his birthplace. Italian sculptor b. around 1435 and d. in Bologna in 1494.… -
Nicola of Guardiagrele (NICOLA DA GUARDIAGRELE)
NICOLA OF GUARDIAGRELE. - Abruzzese goldsmith and sculptor, b. in the last decade of the fourteenth century, d. before 1462. His first… -
Nicola of Verdun (NICOLA DA VERDUN)
NICOLA OF VERDUN. - Goldsmith, active between the 12th and 13th centuries. Recent studies (Réau) consider his entire activity to fall… -
Nicola Pisano
NICOLA PISANO. - Sculptor, son of Pietro, b. probably in Apulia around 1220, d. between 1278 and 1284; in documents he is called Nicolae de… -
Nino Pisano
NINO PISANO. - Sculptor and architect, b. in Pisa in the early years of the 14th century, d. there in 1368. He divided his activity among… -
Novelli, Pietro, called Il Monrealese (NOVELLI, PIETRO, DETTO IL MONREALESE)
NOVELLI, PIETRO, detto il MONREALESE. - Painter, b. March 2, 1603 at Monreale, d. in August 1647 at Palermo, where he frequented Carrera's… -
Oderisi
ODERISI. - Illuminator, b. in Gubbio, but active in Bologna, where the documents show him present between 1268 and 1271. Dante mentions him… -
Olivieri, Pier Paolo
OLIVIERI, PIER PAOLO. - Sculptor and architect, b. in Rome in 1551 and d. there in 1599. Both in his architectural works and in his… -
Onofri, Vincenzo
ONOFRI, VINCENZO. - Bolognese sculptor, first recorded in 1493 for the payment for two statues of Bl. Albertus Magnus and of Raymond of… -
Opicino De Canistris
OPICINO de CANISTRIS. - Priest, draftsman and miniaturist of talent, b. at Lomello (Pavia) on 24 Dec. 1296, d. after 1334. In 1323 he… -
Orcagna, Andrea di Cione Arcagnolo, detto l'
ORCAGNA, ANDREA di CIONE ARCAGNOLO, detto l'. - Florentine painter, sculptor and architect, d. 1376. Recorded among the Florentine painters… -
Ordoñez, Bartolomé
ORDOÑEZ, BARTOLOMÉ. - Castilian sculptor, b. in Burgos toward the last decades of the 15th century, d. still young at Carrara on 10 Dec.… -
Ortolano, Giovanni Battista Benvenuti, known as L' (ORTOLANO, GIOVAN BATTISTA BENVENUTI, DETTO L')
ORTOLANO, Giovanni Battista Benvenuti, known as L'. - Painter, b. in Ferrara to Francesco di Benvenuto around 1485 (in 1512 he had passed… -
Overbeck, Friedrich
OVERBECK, FRIEDRICH. - Painter, b. in Lübeck on July 3, 1789, d. in Rome on Nov. 12, 1869 (buried in S. Bernardo alle Terme). First a pupil… -
Pacioli and Giovanni da Firenze (PACIO E GIOVANNI DA FIRENZE)
PACIO and GIOVANNI da FIRENZE - Florentine sculptors, who are found active in Naples in 1343, engaged on the mausoleum of Robert I of Anjou… -
Palladio, Andrea
PALLADIO, ANDREA. - Andrea di Pietro dalla Gondola, "monaro" (miller), b. on 30 Nov. (P. Gualdo) 1508 (as attested by three documents, of… -
Palma the Elder (Giacomo Negretti, called) (PALMA IL VECCHIO (GIACOMO NEGRETTI, DETTO))
PALMA THE ELDER (Giacomo Negretti, called). - Painter, b. at Serina around 1480, d. at Venice in 1528. The scarcity of biographical… -
Palma the Younger (Jacopo Negretti) (PALMA IL GIOVANE (JACOPO NEGRETTI))
PALMA THE YOUNGER (JACOPO NEGRETTI). - Painter, b. in Venice in 1544, d. there in 1628. Son of the painter Antonio P. and great-grandson of… -
Paolo Uccello
PAOLO UCCELLO. - Paolo di Dono, called P. U., b. ca. 1397 at Pratovecchio (Casentino), d. 10 December 1475 at Florence. He is one of the… -
Paolo Veneziano
PAOLO VENEZIANO. - Painter, b. at the end of the 1200s, d. in Venice between 1358 and 1362. The painting of P., the strongest artist of the… -
Paolo Veronese
PAOLO VERONESE. - Painter, b. in Verona to Gabriele Caliari, a stonecutter of Lombard origin, in 1528, d. in Venice on 9 April 1588. His… -
Parmigianino, Francesco Mazzola, detto Il
PARMIGIANINO, FRANCESCO MAZZOLA, called il — Painter and engraver, b. in Parma, son of Filippo, a painter of the Bellini school, on 11 Jan.… -
Pastura, Antonio del Massaro da Viterbo, detto Il
PASTURA, ANTONIO del MASSARO da VITERBO, detto il. - Painter of whom there is news for the first time in 1478, when he is remembered as a… -
Pedrini, Giovanni, detto Giampietrino
PEDRINI, GIOVANNI, detto GIAMPIETRINO. - Painter, active in the first half of the 16th century. The only dated work, if its disputed… -
Pellipario, Nicola
PELLIPARIO, NICOLA. - Painter of majolica, b. at Casteldurante (Urbania) no later than 1480, d. before 1547. After working in his native… -
Permoser, Baltiasar
PERMOSER, BALTIASAR. - German sculptor, b. at Kammer, near Otting im Chiemgau, in Aug. 1651, d. at Dresden on 20 Feb. 1732. He was in Italy… -
Perugino, Pietro Vannucci detto Il
PERUGINO, PIETRO VANNUCCI detto il. - Painter, b. at Città di Castello in 1445. Despite the flourishing of studies around this artist, the… -
Peruzzi, Baldassarre
PERUZZI, BALDASSARRE. - Architect and painter, b. in Siena on 6 March 1481, d. in Rome on 6 Jan. 1536. At the age of 20, in Siena, he… -
Pesellino, Francesco di Stefano detto Il
PESELLINO, FRANCESCO DI STEFANO called il - Painter, b. in Florence ca. 1422, d. there in 1457. The lack of certain works makes it… -
Peter of Cortona (Berrettini, P.) (PIETRO DA CORTONA (BERRETTINI P.))
PETER OF CORTONA (BERRETTINI, PETER OF CORTONA). - Born at Cortona on 1 November 1596, died at Rome on 16 May 1669; he was a painter and… -
Pettrich, Ferdinand
PETTRICH, FERDINAND. - Sculptor, b. in Dresden on 3 Dec. 1798, d. in Rome on 14 Feb. 1872. He entered the good graces of Prince Anthony of… -
Philip of Campello (FILIPPO DI CAMPELLO)
PHILIP OF CAMPELLO. - Franciscan of the 13th century, born at Campello sul Clitunno, near Spoleto. A tradition founded on a brief of… -
Piazzetta, Giambattista
PIAZZETTA, GIAMBATTISTA. - Painter, b. in Venice on 13 Feb. 1682, d. there on 28 Apr. 1754. Decisive for his formation was his long stay in… -
Pierin del Vaga, Pietro Buonaccorsi, called (PIERIN DEL VAGA, PIETRO BUONACCORSI, DETTO)
PIERIN DEL VAGA, PIETRO BUONACCORSI, detto. - Painter b. in Florence in 1501, d. in Rome on 19 Oct. 1547. He belongs to the Roman school of… -
Piero della Francesca
PIERO della FRANCESCA. - Born around 1416 at Borgo San Sepolcro, died there in 1492, this very great artist was in contact with the Sienese… -
Piero di Cosimo
PIERO di COSIMO. - Painter, b. in Florence in 1462, d. perhaps in 1521. He is one of the most singular personalities of the late Tuscan… -
Piero di Puccio
PIERO di PUCCIO. - Umbrian painter about whom little information is available. A document records him as an assistant of Ugolino di Prete… -
Pietrasanta, Jacopo da
PIETRASANTA, JACOPO da. - Architect active in Rome from 1452 to 1490. He was at first, it seems, a simple stonecutter and contractor of… -
Pinturicchio, Bernardino Betti (di Betto) detto Il
PINTURICCHIO, Bernardino Betti (di Betto) detto Il. - Painter, b. in Perugia in 1454, d. in Siena in 1513. Trained in the Umbrian milieu,… -
Piranesi, Giovanni Battista
PIRANESI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA. - Architect and engraver, b. at Mojano di Mestre on 4 Oct. 1720, d. at Rome on 9 Nov. 1778. He initiated… -
Pisanello, Antonio Pisano, called Il (PISANELLO, ANTONIO PISANO, DETTO IL)
PISANELLO, Antonio Pisano, called Il. - Painter, draughtsman, medallist, b. at Pisa before 1395, d. probably at Naples in 1450. Having… -
Pittoni, Giambattista
PITTONI, GIAMBATTISTA. - Painter, b. in 1687, perhaps in Venice, d. there on 17 Nov. 1767. He received the first rudiments of the art from… -
Pizzolo, Niccolò
PIZZOLO, NICCOLÒ. - Painter and sculptor, b. ca. 1420, d. in Padua in 1453. Unlike many other contemporary Paduan artists, he did not… -
Poccetti, Bernardino Barbattelli detto Il (POCCETTI, BERNARDINO BARBATELLI, DETTO IL)
POCCETTI, BERNARDINO BARBATELLI, detto il. - Painter, also called Bernardino delle Facciate, delle Muse and delle Grottesche, b. in… -
Podestà, Francesco (PODESTI, FRANCESCO)
PODESTÀ, FRANCESCO. - Painter, b. in Ancona on 21 March 1800, d. in Rome on 10 Feb. 1895. Having moved early to Rome, at S. Luca he was a… -
Poletti, Luigi
POLETTI, LUIGI. - Architect, b. in Modena on 28 Oct. 1792, d. in Milan on 2 Aug. 1869. As a young man he studied in Bologna at the… -
Polidoro da Caravaggio
POLIDORO DA CARAVAGGIO. - Painter, b. c. 1500 at Caravaggio, d. at Messina (killed by a servant boy for the purpose of robbery) in 1543.… -
Pollaiuolo, Antonio di Jacopo Benci, detto del (POLLAIOLO, ANTONIO DI JACOPPO BENCI, DETTO DEL)
POLLAIUOLO, Antonio di Jacopo Benci, detto del. - Painter, sculptor, goldsmith, architect, b. in Florence ca. 1431 (according to others… -
Polvara, Giuseppe
POLVARA, GIUSEPPE. - Painter and architect, b. at Pescarenico (Lecco) on 23 Nov. 1884, d. at Milan on 20 Feb. 1950. Ordained a priest in… -
Pomarancio, Antonio Circignani, Called Il (POMARANCIO, ANTONIO CIRCIGNANI, DETTO IL)
POMARANCIO, Antonio Circignani, Called Il. - Born ca. 1580, died ca. 1640 (Baumgart places the limits of his life between 1570 and 1630):… -
Pomarancio, Cristoforo Roncalli, detto il
POMARANCIO, Cristoforo Roncalli, detto il. - Painter, b. at Pomarance, near Volterra, in 1552, d. at Rome on 14 May 1626. A pupil of… -
Pontelli, Bartolomeo, detto Baccio
PONTELLI, BARTOLOMEO, detto BACCIO. - Architect and master carpenter, b. in Florence before 1450, d. at Urbino after 1494. A pupil of… -
Pontormo, Jacopo Carucci (Carrucci), detto il
PONTORMO, JACOPO CARUCCI (CARRUCCI), detto il. - Florentine painter, b. 24 May 1494 near Empoli, d. in Florence in 1557. Son of a pupil of… -
Pordenone, Giovanni Antonio Sacchi (de Lodesanis, de Sacchis), detto il
PORDENONE, Giovanni Antonio Sacchi (de Lodesanis, de Sacchis), detto il. - Painter, b. at Pordenone in 1483-1484, d. at Ferrara on 12 Jan.… -
Poussin, Nicolas
POUSSIN, NICOLAS. - French painter, b. at Villers in Normandy in 1594, d. in Rome on Nov. 19, 1665. Trained in his homeland under the… -
Pozzo, Andrea
POZZO, ANDREA. - Born in Trento in 1642, after an initial pictorial education there and in Como he moved to Milan, where in 1665 he entered… -
Pre-Raphaelites and Pre-Raphaelism (PRERAFFAELLITI E PRERAFFAELLISMO)
PRE-RAPHAELITES AND PRE-RAPHAELISM. - These are the terms by which the followers of a particular aesthetic doctrine, and the doctrine… -
Preti, Mattia, called Il Cavalier Calabrese (PRETI, MATTIA, DETTO IL CAVALIER CALABRESE)
PRETI, Mattia, called Il Cavalier Calabrese. - Painter, b. at Taverna (Catanzaro) on 24 Feb. 1613, d. at Malta on 3 Jan. 1699. Barely more… -
Previati, Gaetano
PREVIATI, GAETANO. - Painter, b. in Ferrara on 31 Aug. 1852, d. in Lavagna on 21 June 1920. As a young man he attended the studio of Amos… -
Previtali, Andrea, Also Known As Cordegliacchi (PREVITALI, ANDREA, DETTO ANCHE CORDEGLIACHI)
PREVITALI, Andrea, Also Known As Cordegliacchi. - Painter, b. c. 1470, d. in Bergamo in 1528. > (photo by Autor) PREVITALI, ANDREA, also… -
Procaccini
PROCACCINI. - Family of Bolognese painters, later transferred to Milan. ERCOLE THE ELDER, the progenitor, b. in Bologna in 1515, d. in… -
Prospero Antichi, called Il Bresciano (PROSPERO ANTICHI, DETTO IL BRESCIANO)
PROSPERO ANTICHI, called Il Bresciano. - Sculptor, b. in Brescia, active in Rome from c. 1580, d. there in 1599. He belongs to the group of… -
Pseudo-Boccaccino
PSEUDO-BOCCACCINO. - Name created by criticism to designate an unknown Lombard painter, whose only dated work of 1500 is the Washing of the… -
Puvis De Chavannes, Pierre
PUVIS de CHAVANNES, PIERRE. - Painter, b. in Lyon on 14 Dec. 1824, d. in Paris on 24 Oct. 1898. Raised in an environment dominated by the… -
Quarenghi, Giacomo
QUARENGHI, GIACOMO. - Architect, b. in 1744 at Valle Imagna (Bergamo), d. in 1817 at St. Petersburg. His father and his grandfather were… -
Raffaellino del Garbo
RAFFAELLINO DEL GARBO. - Florentine painter, b. around 1470, lived until about 1525. He was already distinguished into as many artists of… -
Raguzzini, Filippo
RAGUZZINI, FILIPPO. - Architect, b. at Benevento ca. 1680, d. at Rome in February 1771. He is a figure of an artist who in recent times has… -
Raibolini, Francesco, detto il Francia (FRANCIA, RAIBOLINI FRANCESCO, DETTO IL)
RAIBOLINI, Francesco, detto il Francia. - Painter, b. in Bologna around 1460, d. there on 5 January 1517. He is the best known and most… -
Raphael Sanzio (originally Santi, family from Colbordolo) (RAFFAELLO SANZIO (FORMA ORIGINALE SANTI, FAMIGLIA ORIUNDA DA COLBORDOLI))
RAPHAEL SANZIO (originally Santi, family from Colbordolo). - Painter and architect, b. at Urbino on 6 April 1483 (probable date), to… -
Rastrelli, Bartolomeo Francesco
RASTRELLI, BARTOLOMEO FRANCESCO. - Architect, son of the famous sculptor Carlo R., born in Paris ca. 1700, died in St. Petersburg… -
Rembrandt (Rembrandt Harmenszogn Van Rijn or Van Rijn) (REMBRANDT (REMBRANDT HARMENSZOGN VAN RIJN O VAN RIJJN))
REMBRANDT (Rembrandt Harmenszogn Van Rijn or Van Rijn). - Painter and etcher, b. at Leiden on 15 July 1606, son of Harmen Gerritsz, owner… -
Reni, Guido
RENI, GUIDO. - Painter, b. at Calvenzano (Bologna) on 4 Nov. 1575, d. at Bologna on 9 Aug. 1642. At the age of twenty, in the school of the… -
Rodin, Auguste
RODIN, AUGUSTE. - Sculptor, b. in Paris on 12 Nov. 1840, d. at Meudon on 7 Nov. 1917, one of the most remarkable personalities of modern… -
Romanino, Girolamo di Romano, called Il (ROMANINO, GIROLAMO DI ROMANO, DETTO IL)
ROMANINO, Girolamo di Romano, called Il. - Painter, b. in Brescia between 1484 and 1487, died there ca. 1566. His first dated work is the… -
Rosa, Salvatore
ROSA, SALVATORE. - I. ART. - Painter and engraver, b. at Arenella near Naples on June 21, 1615 and d. in Rome on March 15, 1675. He devoted… -
Roseto, Jacopo da Bologna detto R
ROSETO, JACOPO da BOLOGNA detto R. - Goldsmith, active in Bologna in the last decades of the 14th century, of whom particular biographical… -
Rosselli, Cosimo
ROSSELLI, COSIMO. - Painter b. in Florence in 1439, d. there on 7 Jan. 1507. Having begun, as a youth, his artistic education in the… -
Rossellino, Family (ROSSELLINO, FAMIGLIA)
ROSSELLINO, FAMILY. - ANTONIO, sculptor, son of Matteo Gamberelli, b. at Settignano in 1427, d. at Florence in 1479. The following works… -
Rossetti, Dante Gabriele
ROSSETTI, DANTE GABRIELE. - English painter and poet, b. in London on 12 May 1828, d. at Birchington on 9 Apr. 1882. Son of the Italian… -
Rosso Fiorentino
ROSSO FIORENTINO - The Deposition from the Cross. Volterra, Palazzo dei Priori, Picture Gallery. > (from Du Mesnil de Buisson, Les… -
Rosso Fiorentino, Giovanni Battista di Jacopo di Gaspare, called Il (ROSSO FIORENTINO, GIOVAN BATTISTA DI JACOPO DI GASPARE, DETTO IL)
ROSSO FIORENTINO, Giovanni Battista di Jacopo di Gaspare, called Il. - Painter, b. in Florence in 1495, d. at Fontainebleau in 1540. The… -
Rubens, Peter Paul
RUBENS, PETER PAUL. - Painter b. at Siegen (Westphalia) on 28 (by courtesy of Msgr. A. P. Frutaz) RUBENS, PETER PAUL. - Detail of St. John… -
Rusuti, Filippo
RUSUTI, FILIPPO. - Mosaicist active in Rome between the end of the 13th century and the beginning of the 14th. In the upper part of the… -
Sacchi, Andrea
SACCHI, ANDREA. - Painter, b. at Nettuno (Rome) on 30 Nov. 1599, d. at Rome on 21 June 1661. His great public work is the altarpiece with… -
Sacconi, Giuseppe
SACCONI, GIUSEPPE. - Architect, b. at Montalto in the Marches on 5 July 1854, d. at Collegigliato di Pistoia on 23 Sept. 1905. A pupil in… -
Salimbeni, Lorenzo and Jacopo (SALIMBENI, LORENZO E JACOPO)
SALIMBENI, LORENZO AND JACOPO. - Painters. The information about these two artists, born at Sanseverino (Marche) and active in the first… -
Salvi, Nicola
SALVI, NICOLA. - Architect, b. in Rome on 6 Aug. 1697, d. there on 8 Feb. 1751. He was a pupil of the painter Niccolò Ricciolini and of the… -
Sangallo, Family of (SANGALLO, FAMIGLIA)
SANGALLO, FAMILY OF. - Florentine architects who took their name from the Porta S. Gallo in Florence, near which the founders of the family… -
Sanmicheli, Michele
SANMICHELI, MICHELE. - Architect, son of Giovanni, a military architect, probably originally from Ticino, born in Verona in 1484, died… -
Sansovino, Andrea Contucci detto il
SANSOVINO, Andrea Contucci detto il. - Architect and sculptor, b. at Monte S. Savino (from which the name derives) in 1460, d. probably… -
Sansovino, Jacopo Tatti detto il
SANSOVINO, Jacopo Tatti detto il. - Architect and sculptor, b. in Florence on 2 July 1486, d. in Venice on 27 Sept. 1570. A pupil of Andrea… -
Sartorio, Giulio Aristide
SARTORIO, GIULIO ARISTIDE. - Painter, b. in Rome on 11 Feb. 1860, d. there 3 Oct. 1932. A pupil of his father Raffaele, S. gained wide… -
Sassetta, Stefano di Giovanni di Consolo, called Il (SASSETTA, STEFANO DI GIOVANNI DI CONSOLO, DETTO IL)
SASSETTA, Stefano di Giovanni di Consolo, called Il. - Sienese painter b. in 1392, d. April 1, 1450. His first documented work, executed… -
Sassoferrato, Giovan Battista, Salvi detto il
SASSOFERRATO, GIOVAN BATTISTA, SALVI detto il. - Painter, b. at Sassoferrato in 1605, d. at Rome in 1685. Of his life very little is known… -
Scamozzi, Vincenzo
SCAMOZZI, VINCENZO. - Architect and theorist, b. at Vicenza in 1552, d. at Venice on 7 Aug. 1616. He perfected the instruction he had… -
Scarpagnino, Abbondi, Antonio detto lo
SCARPAGNINO, ABBONDI, ANTONIO detto lo. - Architect and stonecutter, b. in Milan and d. in Venice at a very advanced age in 1549. The… -
Scarsellino, Ippolito Scarsella detto lo (SCARSELLINO, IPPOLITO SCARSELLA, DETTO LO)
SCARSELLINO, Ippolito Scarsella detto lo. - Painter, b. in Ferrara in 1551 and d. there on 27 Oct. 1620. He was trained in art by his… -
Schiavone, Andrea Meldolla detto Io (SCHIAVONE, ANDREA MELDOLLA, DETTO IO)
SCHIAVONE, Andrea Meldolla detto Io. – Painter and engraver, b. at Zara in the early 1500s, d. at Venice in 1563. The date of birth is… -
Schmalzl, Maximilian
SCHMALZL, MAXIMILIAN. - Painter, lay brother of the Redemptorists, b. at Falkenstein (Bavaria), on 7 July 1850, d. in the convent of Gars… -
Schongauer, Martin
SCHONGAUER, MARTIN. - Painter and engraver, b. in Augsburg or in Colmar in Alsace between 1435 and 1443, d. in Breisach in 1491. In 1465 he… -
Sebastiano del Piombo
SEBASTIANO del PIOMBO. - S. Luciani, known as S. del P., painter, b. probably in Venice ca. 1485, d. in Rome on 21 June 1547. The erroneous… -
Segantini, Giovanni
SEGANTINI, GIOVANNI. - Painter b. at Arco in Trentino on 15 Jan. 1858, d. on the Schafberg in Engadine on 28 Sept. 1899. Left motherless… -
Seghers, Daniel
SEGHERS, DANIEL. - Jesuit, painter, b. in Antwerp on 6 Dec. 1590, d. there on 2 Nov. 1661. As a pupil in art of his father Peter and of Jan… -
Seitz, Ludovico
SEITZ, LUDOVICO. - Painter, b. in Rome on 11 June 1844, d. there on 11 Sept. 1908, son of the painter Alessandro Massimiliano, who in… -
Serlio, Sebastiano
SERLIO, SEBASTIANO. - Architect and architectural theorist, b. in Bologna on 5 Sept. 1475, d. in Lyon in 1554. He is found between 1509 and… -
Serpotta, Giacomo
SERPOTTA, GIACOMO. - Sculptor, b. in Palermo on 10 March 1656, d. there on 27 Feb. 1732. A distant ancestor of his was a certain Guglielmo… -
Serra, Luigi
SERRA, LUIGI. - Painter, b. in Bologna on 8 June 1846, d. there on 11 Aug. 1888. In 1868 he went to study in Florence; then he was in Rome,… -
Signorelli, Luca
SIGNORELLI, LUCA. - Painter, b. at Cortona around the middle of the 15th century, d. there on 16 October 1523. Recorded as early as 1470,… -
Silvester of Sulmona (of L'Aquila) (SILVESTRO DA SULMONA (DELL'AQUILA))
SILVESTER OF SULMONA (of L'Aquila). - Sculptor, son of Giacomo, also called S. dell'Aquila from his place of birth, has very often been… -
Sluter, Claus
SLUTER, CLAUS. - Sculptor, probably b. in Haarlem during the first half of the 14th century, d. at Dijon between Sept. 1405 and Jan. 1406.… -
Sodoma, Giovanni Antonio Bazzi, called Il (SODOMA, GIOVANNI ANTONIO BAZZI, DETTO IL)
SODOMA, Giovanni Antonio Bazzi, called Il. - Painter, b. at Vercelli in 1477, d. at Siena on 15 February 1549. At the age of thirteen he… -
Solario, Andrea
SOLARIO, ANDREA. - Painter, b. in Milan between 1458 and 1460, younger brother of Cristoforo, whom he followed to Venice around 1490. The… -
Solario, Antonio detto Lo Zingaro
SOLARIO, ANTONIO detto lo ZINGARO. - Painter, active in the last decade of the 1400s and the first years of the 1500s. In his works he… -
Solari, Pietro Antonio
SOLARI, PIETRO ANTONIO. - Son of Guiniforte, Lombard architect and sculptor. There is evidence of him from 1446; he died in Moscow in 1493.… -
Solari (Solario), Cristoforo detto Il Gobbo
SOLARI (SOLARIO), CRISTOFORO detto IL GOBBO. - Milanese sculptor and architect, b. around 1460, d. according to some at Vigevano in 1525,… -
Solimena, Francesco
SOLIMENA, FRANCESCO. - Called the abbot Ciccio, painter and architect, b. at Canale di Serino (Avellino) on 4 Oct. 1657, d. at Barra near… -
Spada, Virgilio
SPADA, VIRGILIO. - Oratorian, architect, b. at Brisighella (Faenza) on 17 July 1596, d. at Rome on 11 Dec. 1662. A close relative of… -
Spagnoletto, Jusepe de Ribera, detto Lo
SPAGNOLETTO, Jusepe de Ribera, detto Lo. - Painter, b. at Játiva (Spain) on 12 January 1588, d. at Posillipo (Naples) on 2 September 1652.… -
Sperandio Di Mantova
SPERANDIO di MANTOVA. - Sculptor and engraver, son of the Roman goldsmith Bartolomeo di S. Savelli, b. in Mantua in 1431, d. there in 1504.… -
Squarcione, Francesco
SQUARCIONE, FRANCESCO. - Paduan painter, b. in 1397, d. in 1468. A tailor and embroiderer, he devoted himself to painting in 1429 and was… -
Starnina, Gherardo
STARNINA, GHERARDO. - Gherardo di Jacopo di S., painter. Enrolled among the painters of Florence from 1387, between 1398 and 1401 he went… -
Stephen of Florence (STEFANO FIORENTINO)
STEPHEN OF FLORENCE. - 14th-century painter, father of that Tommaso known as Giottino, whose personality has recently been the subject of… -
Stimmer, Tobias
STIMMER, TOBIAS. - Painter and engraver, b. in Schaffhausen on 17 April 1539, d. in Strasbourg on 4 January 1584. He is one of the… -
Stoss, Veit (Stwosz Wit)
STOSS, VEIT (STWOSZ WIT). - Sculptor of the German late Gothic, b. probably in Nuremberg in the fifth decade of the 15th century, d. there… -
Strozzi, Bernardo
STROZZI, BERNARDO. - Called the Genoese Capuchin, painter, b. in Genoa in 1581, d. in Venice in 1644. He is among the most notable Genoese… -
Subleyras, Pierre
SUBLEYRAS, PIERRE. - Painter and engraver, b. at St-Gilles-du-Gard (Languedoc) on 25 Nov. 1699, d. in Rome on 28 May 1749. Having received… -
Tacca, Pietro
TACCA, PIETRO. - Sculptor and architect, b. at Carrara on 6 Sept. 1577, d. at Florence on 26 Oct. 1640. Having settled in Florence in 1592,… -
Taddeo di Bartolo
TADDEO di BARTOLO. - Painter, b. in Siena around 1362, d. there in 1422; son of Bartolo di Mino, a barber, and not of the painter Bartolo… -
Taurino, Gian Paolo
TAURINO, GIAN PAOLO. - Jesuit carver, b. in Milan on 31 May 1580, d. there on 1 May 1656. He entered the Order on 22 Oct. 1597 together… -
Tempesta, Antonio
TEMPESTA, ANTONIO. - Painter, b. in Florence in 1555, d. in Rome in 1630. A pupil of Jan van der Straat and of Santi di Tito. While still… -
Tenerani, Pietro
TENERANI, PIETRO. - Sculptor b. at Torrano near Carrara on 11 Nov. 1789, d. at Rome on 14 Dec. 1869. Started in art by his uncle Pietro… -
Teniers, David
TENIERS, DAVID. - Painter b. in Antwerp on 15 Dec. 1610, d. in Brussels on 25 Apr. 1690. A pupil of his father, he was recognized as a… -
Theophanes (Feofan) the Greek (TEOFANE (FEOFAN), IL GRECO)
THEOPHANES (FEOFAN) THE GREEK. - Fresco painter of churches and painter of icons, he flourished in Novgorod and Moscow in northern and… -
Thomas of Modena (TOMMASO DA MODENA)
THOMAS OF MODENA. - Painter and miniaturist, b. in Modena around 1325 to Barisino dei Barisini, d. there before 1379. He worked… -
Thorvaldsen, Bertel
THORVALDSEN, BERTEL. - Sculptor, b. in Copenhagen on 13 Nov. 1768, d. there on 24 March 1844. First a pupil of his father, then of… -
Tiarini, Alessandro
TIARINI, ALESSANDRO. - Painter, b. in Bologna on 23 March 1577, d. there on 8 February 1668. He began his training in art with Prospero… -
Tibaldi, Pellegrino
TIBALDI, PELLEGRINO. - Also called Pellegrino de' Pellegrini, painter and architect, b. at Puria (Valsolda) in 1527, d. at Milan on 27 May… -
Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista
TIEPOLO, GIOVANNI BATTISTA. - Painter, b. in Venice on 5 March 1696, d. in Madrid on 27 March 1770. Son of Domenico "parcenevole di… -
Tiepolo, Lorenzo Baldissera
TIEPOLO, LORENZO BALDISSERA. - Painter, b. 1 Aug. 1736 in Venice, d. shortly before 8 Aug. 1776 in Madrid; son of G. Battista. He followed… -
Tino di Camaino di Crescenzio di Diotisalvi
TINO DI CAMAINO DI CRESCENZIO DI DIOTISALVI. - Sculptor and architect, b. in Siena around 1280, d. in Naples in 1336 or 1337. The first… -
Tintoretto (Robusti), Jacopo, detto Il (TINTORETTO, JACOPO ROBUSTI DETTO IL)
TINTORETTO, JACOPO ROBUSTI called il - Born in Venice between 1518 and 1519. This date, in contrast with that given by Ridolfi (1512) and… -
Titian, Vecellio (TIZIANO, VECELLIO)
TITIAN, VECELLIO. - Painter, b. at Pieve di Cadore, probably around 1488-90, d. at Venice on 27 Aug. 1576. Son of Gregorio and Lucia,… -
Tito, Ettore
TITO, ETTORE. - Painter b. at Castellammare di Stabia on 15 Dec. 1859, d. at Venice on 26 June 1941. A pupil for a short time at Naples… -
Tormoli, Ambrocino
TORMOLI, AMBROCINO. - Dominican, glass painter, b. at Soncino before 1450, d. at Bologna in 1527. He entered the Dominicans at Bologna as a… -
Torriti, Jacopo
TORRITI, JACOPO. - Painter and mosaicist, active in Rome at the end of the 13th century. His certain works: the apse mosaic of the basilica… -
Traini, Francesco
TRAINI, FRANCESCO. - Pisan painter of the 14th century. Vasari, who was the first to write about him, defined him as the best disciple of… -
Tronchi, Bartolomeo
TRONCHI, BARTOLOMEO. - Jesuit, carver, b. at Brezzo (Florence) in 1529, d. at Rome on 23 Nov. 1604. Having entered the Order in Rome in… -
Tura, Cosimo, called Cosmè (TURA, COSIMO, DETTO COSMÉ)
TURA, Cosimo, called Cosmè. - Painter, b. at Guarda Ferrarese around 1430 and d. at Ferrara in April 1495. From an examination of his… -
Ugolino di Vieri di Ugolino
UGOLINO di VIERI di UGOLINO. - Sienese goldsmith, d. between 1380 and 1385; he was trained in the art by his father, together with his… -
Umile of Petralia (UMILE DA PETRALIA)
UMILE OF PETRALIA. - Sicilian sculptor, in the world Giovanni Francesco Pintormo, b. at Petralia Soprana in 1580, d. at Palermo on 9… -
Valadier, Giuseppe
VALADIER, GIUSEPPE. - Architect b. in Rome on 14 April 1762 and d. there on 1 February 1839. His father, an engraver and metal founder, was… -
Valentin, Louis de Boullonne, called the (VALENTIN, LOUIS DE BOULLONNE, DETTO IL)
VALENTIN, LOUIS DE BOULLONNE, detto il. - Painter, b. at Coulommiers (Brie) in 1592, d. in Rome in Aug. 1632. He worked extensively in Rome… -
Valeriani, Giuseppe
VALERIANI, GIUSEPPE. - Jesuit, painter and architect, b. at L'Aquila in 1542, d. at Naples on 15 July 1596. A disciple of Pompeo Cesura,… -
Van der Weyden, Roger
VAN DER WEYDEN, ROGER. - Painter, b. at Tournai around 1400 and d. at Brussels on 16 June 1464. He had various names, from "Rogelet de la… -
Van Dyck, Anton
VAN DYCK, ANTON. - Painter, b. at Antwerp on 22 March 1599, d. at London on 9 Dec. 1641. He frequented Rubens's workshop at Antwerp, but… -
Van Eyck, Hubert and Jan (EYCK, HUBERT E JAN VAN)
VAN EYCK, Hubert and Jan. - H., died in 1436, still mentioned in 1425; J., the younger brother, died in 1441. A late (?) inscription on the… -
Van Gogh, Vincent
VAN GOGH, VINCENT. - Dutch painter, b. at Groot-Zundert on 30 March 1853, d. by suicide at Auvers-sur-Oise on 29 July 1890. His painting… -
Vanvitelli, Luigi
VANVITELLI, LUIGI. - Architect, b. in Naples on 26 May 1700, d. at Caserta on 1 March 1773. Son of the Dutch view painter Gaspare Van… -
Vasari, Giorgio
VASARI, GIORGIO. - Painter, architect and writer, b. 27 July 1511 in Arezzo, d. 27 June 1574 in Florence. Having shown an aptitude for… -
Vecchietta, Lorenzo di Pietro, detto Il
VECCHIETTA, Lorenzo di Pietro, detto Il. - Painter, sculptor and architect, b. at Castiglione di Val d'Orcia in 1412, d. at Siena on 6 June… -
Vela, Vincenzo
VELA, VINCENZO. - Sculptor, b. at Ligornetto near Mendrisio in the Canton of Ticino on 3 May 1822, d. there on 4 Oct. 1891. The first… -
Velázquez, Diego Rodríguez de Silva y (VELÁZQUEZ, DIEGO RODRIGUEZ DE SILVA Y)
VELÁZQUEZ, DIEGO RODRÍGUEZ DE SILVA Y. - Painter, b. in Seville on 6 June 1599 and d. in Madrid on 7 Aug. 1660. A pupil of the colourist… -
Verrocchio, Andrea di Michele di Francesco de' Cioni, detto il
VERROCCHIO, ANDREA di MICHELE di FRANCESCO de' CIONI, detto il. - Painter, sculptor and goldsmith, b. in Florence in 1436 and d. in Venice… -
Vespignani, Virgilio (Virginio)
VESPIGNANI, VIRGILIO (VIRGINIO). - Architect, b. in Rome on 12 Feb. 1828, d. there on 4 Dec. 1882. He gained his first experience alongside… -
Vignola, Giacomo Barozzi (Barozio) da
VIGNOLA, GIACOMO BAROZZI (BAROZIO) da. - Architect, b. at Vignola (Modena) on 1 Oct. 1507, d. at Rome on 7 July 1573. He completed his… -
Viligelmo
VILIGELMO. - Sculptor of the 12th century, active in Modena. He can be considered the founder of Romanesque sculpture in Upper Italy and in… -
Vittoria, Alessandro
VITTORIA, ALESSANDRO. - Sculptor and architect, b. in Trento in 1524, d. in Venice on 27 May 1608. Sent to Venice at the age of nineteen by… -
Vivarini, Family (VIVARINI, FAMIGLIA)
VIVARINI, FAMILY. - Murano painters, active in Venice between c. 1440 and the early 1500s. ANTONIO. - Son of Michele, a glassmaker, he is… -
Volvinio (Volvinius) (VUOLVINIO (VOLVINIO))
VOLVINIO (VOLVINIUS). - Goldsmith active in the first half of the 9th century, author of the golden altar, a masterpiece of Carolingian… -
Witz, Konrad
WITZ, KONRAD. - Painter, b. around 1400 and d. around 1466 at Basel or Geneva. The first known work of K. W. is an altarpiece (after 1434)… -
Wolgemut, Michael
WOLGEMUT, MICHAEL. - Painter and sculptor of Nuremberg, b. in 1434, d. in 1519, also known for having been the teacher of Albrecht Dürer,… -
Zavattari, Family (ZAVATTARI, FAMIGLIA)
ZAVATTARI, FAMILY. - Milanese painters. The documents attest to the activity, in Milan, of a CRISTOFORO, of a FRANCESCO, father of AMBROGIO… -
Zuccari, Taddeo E Federico
ZUCCARI, TADDEO and FEDERICO - Painters. TADDEO, b. at S. Angelo in Vado near Urbino on 1 Sept. 1529, d. in Rome on 1 Sept. 1566. His first… -
Zurbarán, Francisco de
ZURBARÁN, FRANCISCO de. - Painter, b. at Fuente de Cantos (province of Badajoz in Extremadura) on 7 Nov. 1598 and d. at Madrid after 28…