(1448–1494) Domenico di Tommaso Curradi di Doffo Bigordi Domenico Bigordi, called “il Ghirlandaio” The artist’s works: Madonna col Bambino c.1470–1475 National Gallery of Art, Washington San Cristoforo c.1473 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Madonna col bambino c.1475–1480 Musée du Louvre, Paris Ritratto…
(1475–1497) Duchess of Bari (1491–1497) Duchess of Milan (1494–1497) Lady of Genova (1494–1497) Born June 29 1475 Ferrara (Italia) Died January 2 1497 Milano (Italia) Cause of death Childbirth Buried Santa Maria delle Grazie (Milano) Husband (1491-1497) Ludovico Sforza…
(1452–1508) Ludovico Maria Sforza, called Ludovico il Moro Duke of Bari (1479–1499) Duke of Milan (1494–1499) Lord of Genova (1494–1499) Works commissioned by him: Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) L’Ultima Cena 1498 Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milano Perugino (c.1446-1523) L’Arcangelo Michele c.1496–1500…
(1378–1455) Lorenzo di Bartolo The artist’s works: Sacrificio di Isacco 1401 Museo del Bargello, Firenze Abramo 1425–1452 Battistero di San Giovanni, Firenze Adamo ed Eva 1425–1452 Battistero di San Giovanni, Firenze Caino e Abele 1425–1452 Battistero di San Giovanni, Firenze Davide 1425–1452 Battistero di…
(c.1395–1455) born Guido di Pietro, called Fra Giovanni da Fiesole Blessed John of Fiesole, O.P. The artist’s works: Madonna col Bambino e santi c.1411–1413 San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego Tebaide c.1417–1423 Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest San Girolamo penitente 1419–1420…
(c.1267–1337) Giotto di Bondone The artist’s works: Crocifisso di Santa Maria Novella c.1290–1295 Santa Maria Novella, Firenze Maestà di Ognissanti c.1300–1305 Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze San Francesco riceve le stimmate c.1300–1325 Musée du Louvre, Paris Madonna col Bambino c.1310–1315 National Gallery of Art, Washington…
(1593-c.1653) The artist’s works: Danae c.1612 Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis Autoritratto come martire c.1615 Private collection Autoritratto come Santa Caterina d’Alessandria c.1615–1617 National Gallery, London Autoritratto come suonatrice di liuto c.1615–1618 Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford Giuditta e la sua ancella c.1618–1619 Galleria…
(1689–1755) Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu Works: • Esprit des lois (French) • Le temple de Gnide (French) • Lettres persanes, tome I (French) • Lettres persanes, tome II (French) • Persialaisia kirjeitä (Finnish) Born…
(1668–1744) Giovan Battista Vico Works: • Principes de la Philosophie de l’Histoire traduits de la ‘Scienza nuova’ (French) Born June 23 1668 Napoli (Italia) Died January 23 1744 Napoli (Italia) Occupation Historian Humanist Occupation Jurist Philosopher Occupation Rhetorician Writer
(1503–1540) Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, called Parmigianino The artist’s works: Santa Barbara 1522 Museo del Prado, Madrid Autoritratto entro uno specchio convesso c.1523–1524 Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Ritratto di un collezionista c.1523 National Gallery, London Uomo che sospende la lettura 1525–1526 Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Visione…