Florentine Master ~ Biography
First Quarter of the 15th Century
Florence is often considered as the leading city of art during the 15th century, especially in the early half as the International Gothic style evolved into the Renaissance. This period of art is formally referred to as the Quattrocento. Great names such as Donatello (1386 1466) and Ghiberti (1378 1455) emerged in sculpting, and in paining; Masolino (1383 1447), Masaccio (1401 1428), Fra Angelico (1395 1455), Filippo Lippi (1406 1469), Gentile da Fabriano (1370 1427) as well as architects such as Filippo Brunelleschi (1377 1446).
This particular work in the Uffizi, Thebaid, a depiction of the ancient region of Egypt, has been attributed to a number of early 15th century Florentine Masters. This includes the acclaimed painter Fra Angelico or also Starnina, probably Gherardo Starnina (1354 1413), an early Quattrocento painter.
According to Giorgio Vasari (1511 1574), Starnina trained with the painter Agnolo Gaddi (1350 1396), son of the painter Taddeo Gaddi. Starnina is also noted as painting the frescos in the Castelani Chapel of the Santa Croce in Florence, as well as in the Spain at the Cathedral of Toledo.
(Some of this text is taken from various entries at www.wikipedia.org, available under GNU Free Documentation License.)
Florence is often considered as the leading city of art during the 15th century, especially in the early half as the International Gothic style evolved into the Renaissance. This period of art is formally referred to as the Quattrocento. Great names such as Donatello (1386 1466) and Ghiberti (1378 1455) emerged in sculpting, and in paining; Masolino (1383 1447), Masaccio (1401 1428), Fra Angelico (1395 1455), Filippo Lippi (1406 1469), Gentile da Fabriano (1370 1427) as well as architects such as Filippo Brunelleschi (1377 1446).
This particular work in the Uffizi, Thebaid, a depiction of the ancient region of Egypt, has been attributed to a number of early 15th century Florentine Masters. This includes the acclaimed painter Fra Angelico or also Starnina, probably Gherardo Starnina (1354 1413), an early Quattrocento painter.
According to Giorgio Vasari (1511 1574), Starnina trained with the painter Agnolo Gaddi (1350 1396), son of the painter Taddeo Gaddi. Starnina is also noted as painting the frescos in the Castelani Chapel of the Santa Croce in Florence, as well as in the Spain at the Cathedral of Toledo.
(Some of this text is taken from various entries at www.wikipedia.org, available under GNU Free Documentation License.)
