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[[File:Ritratto di Andrea Ferrucci.jpg|thumb|Andrea Ferrucci]]
[[Image:Portrait of Marsilio Ficino at the Duomo Firence 2.jpg|thumb|upright|Bust of [[Marsilio Ficino]] by Andrea Ferrucci, in [[Florence Cathedral|the Duomo of Florence]]]]
[[Image:Portrait of Marsilio Ficino at the Duomo Firence 2.jpg|thumb|upright|Bust of [[Marsilio Ficino]] by Andrea Ferrucci, in [[Florence Cathedral|the Duomo of Florence]]]]
[[File:Z Andrea Ferrucci César.JPG|thumb|Andrea di Pietro di marco Ferrucci, Italian, 1465–1526, [[Julius Caesar (Andrea Ferrucci)|Julius Caesar]], Metropolitan Museum of Art]]
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'''Andrea Ferrucci''' (1465–1526), also known as '''Andrea di Piero Ferruzzi''' and as '''Andrea da Fiesole''', was an Italian sculptor who was born in [[Fiesole|Fiesole, Tuscany]], in 1465. He was a first cousin once removed of the artist [[Simone Ferrucci|Francesco di Simone Ferrucci]] (1437–1493), under whom he studied.<ref name="americana">{{Cite Americana|wstitle=Ferrucci, Andrea|year=1920}}</ref>


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According to [[Giorgio Vasari|Vasari's]] ''[[Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects]]'', Andrea Ferrucci was also a student of [[Michele Maini]], also from Fiesole. He was working for [[Ferdinand I of Naples|King Ferdinand I of Naples]] in 1487 and married the daughter of [[Antonio di Giorgio Marchesi]] (1451–1522) the King’s architect and military engineer. From 1512 to 1518, he superintended the work on the [[Santa Maria del Fiore|Duomo of Florence]], for which he himself executed a statue of Saint Andrew. In 1519, for Archbishop [[Tamás Bakócz]] (†1521) he provided the design for the marble altar for the Bakócz chapel at [[Esztergom]], which is the earliest and most significant surviving Renaissance building in Hungary. His half-length bust of [[Marsilio Ficino]] (''illustration'') adorns [[Santa Maria del Fiore|Santa Maria del Fiore, the Duomo of Florence]].
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'''Andrea Ferrucci''' (1465 — 1526), also known as '''Andrea di Piero Ferruzzi''' and as '''Andrea da Fiesole''', was an Italian sculptor who was born in [[Fiesole|Fiesole, Tuscany]], in 1465. He was a first cousin once removed of the artist [[Simone Ferrucci|Francesco di Simone Ferrucci]] (1437–1493), under whom he studied.<ref name="americana">{{Cite Americana|wstitle=Ferrucci, Andrea|year=1920}}</ref>

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According to [[Giorgio Vasari|Vasari's]] ''[[Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects]]'', Andrea Ferrucci was also a student of [[Michele Maini]], also from Fiesole. He was working for [[Ferdinand I of Naples|King Ferdinand I of Naples]] in 1487 and married the daughter of [[Antonio di Giorgio Marchesi]] (1451–1522) the King’s architect and military engineer. From 1512 to 1518, he superintended the work on the [[Santa Maria del Fiore|Duomo of Florence]], for which he himself executed a statue of Saint Andrew. In 1519, for Archbishop [[Tamás Bakócz]] (†l521) he provided the design for the marble altar for the Bakócz chapel at [[Esztergom]], which is the earliest and most significant surviving Renaissance building in Hungary. His half-length bust of [[Marsilio Ficino]] (''illustration'') adorns [[Santa Maria del Fiore|Santa Maria del Fiore, the Duomo of Florence]].
[[File:Andrea Ferrucci - Saint Catherine of Alexandria - Walters 27579.jpg|thumb|upright|left|''Saint Catherine of Alexandria'', made for an [[Niche (architecture)|architectural niche]], c. 1515 ([[Walters Art Museum]])]]
[[File:Andrea Ferrucci - Saint Catherine of Alexandria - Walters 27579.jpg|thumb|upright|left|''Saint Catherine of Alexandria'', made for an [[Niche (architecture)|architectural niche]], c. 1515 ([[Walters Art Museum]])]]

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His greatest work is a baptismal font at [[Pistoia]]. [[Fiesole Cathedral|Fiesole cathedral]] possesses a marble reredos from his hand, and the [[Bargello]], Florence, has a ''Holy Family''. Other works of Ferrucci are the tombs of the two Saliceti in [[San Martino Maggiore]] (1403) and [[Basilica of San Domenico|San Domenico]] (1412), Bologna, decorations in [[San Martino, Naples]], and the Strozzi tomb in [[Santa Maria Novella]], Florence, begun by him and finished by Casini and Boscoli.<ref name="americana"/>
[[File:Andrea di piero ferrucci, fonte battesimale del duomo di pistoia, su dis. di benedetto da maiano, 01.jpg|thumb|Baptismal font, Pistoia Cathedral]]
Among his masterworks is the bas-reliefs surrounding the baptismal font at the [[Duomo of Pistoia]]. The marble reliefs depict scenes from the life of St John the Baptist and are contained in panels inside a temple front-like niche.

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[[Fiesole Cathedral|Fiesole cathedral]] possesses a marble reredos from his hand, and the [[Bargello]], Florence, has a ''Holy Family''. Other works of Ferrucci are the tombs of the two Saliceti in [[San Martino Maggiore]] (1403) and [[Basilica of San Domenico|San Domenico]] (1412), Bologna, decorations in [[San Martino, Naples]], and the Strozzi tomb in [[Santa Maria Novella]], Florence, begun by him and finished by Casini and Boscoli.<ref name="americana"/>


Andrea Ferrucci was the teacher of [[Silvio Cosini]] and [[Giovanni Mangone]].<ref name=ghi>Ghisetti Giavarina (2007)</ref> He died in Florence in 1526.
Andrea Ferrucci was the teacher of [[Silvio Cosini]] and [[Giovanni Mangone]].<ref name=ghi>Ghisetti Giavarina (2007)</ref> He died in Florence in 1526.
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== References ==
== References ==
* Apfelstadt, Eric, "Andrea Ferrucci's 'Crucifixion' Altar-Piece in the Victoria and Albert Museum", ''The Burlington Magazine'', Vol. 135, No. 1089 (Dec., 1993), 807-817.
* Apfelstadt, Eric, "Andrea Ferrucci's 'Crucifixion' Altar-Piece in the Victoria and Albert Museum", ''The Burlington Magazine'', Vol. 135, No. 1089 (Dec., 1993), 807–817.
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* Vasari, Giorgio, ''Le Vite delle più eccellenti pittori, scultori, ed architettori'', many editions and translations.
* Vasari, Giorgio, ''Le Vite delle più eccellenti pittori, scultori, ed architettori'', many editions and translations.
* Witt Library, ''A Checklist of Painters c. 1200-1976 Represented in the Witt Library, Courtauld Institute of Art, London'', London, Mansell Information Publishing, 1978.
* Witt Library, ''A Checklist of Painters c. 1200–1976 Represented in the Witt Library, Courtauld Institute of Art, London'', London, Mansell Information Publishing, 1978.


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Andrea Ferrucci
Bust of Marsilio Ficino by Andrea Ferrucci, in the Duomo of Florence
Andrea di Pietro di marco Ferrucci, Italian, 1465–1526, Julius Caesar, Metropolitan Museum of Art

Andrea Ferrucci (1465–1526), also known as Andrea di Piero Ferruzzi and as Andrea da Fiesole, was an Italian sculptor who was born in Fiesole, Tuscany, in 1465. He was a first cousin once removed of the artist Francesco di Simone Ferrucci (1437–1493), under whom he studied.[1]

According to Vasari's Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, Andrea Ferrucci was also a student of Michele Maini, also from Fiesole. He was working for King Ferdinand I of Naples in 1487 and married the daughter of Antonio di Giorgio Marchesi (1451–1522) the King’s architect and military engineer. From 1512 to 1518, he superintended the work on the Duomo of Florence, for which he himself executed a statue of Saint Andrew. In 1519, for Archbishop Tamás Bakócz (†1521) he provided the design for the marble altar for the Bakócz chapel at Esztergom, which is the earliest and most significant surviving Renaissance building in Hungary. His half-length bust of Marsilio Ficino (illustration) adorns Santa Maria del Fiore, the Duomo of Florence.

Saint Catherine of Alexandria, made for an architectural niche, c. 1515 (Walters Art Museum)
Baptismal font, Pistoia Cathedral

Among his masterworks is the bas-reliefs surrounding the baptismal font at the Duomo of Pistoia. The marble reliefs depict scenes from the life of St John the Baptist and are contained in panels inside a temple front-like niche.

Fiesole cathedral possesses a marble reredos from his hand, and the Bargello, Florence, has a Holy Family. Other works of Ferrucci are the tombs of the two Saliceti in San Martino Maggiore (1403) and San Domenico (1412), Bologna, decorations in San Martino, Naples, and the Strozzi tomb in Santa Maria Novella, Florence, begun by him and finished by Casini and Boscoli.[1]

Andrea Ferrucci was the teacher of Silvio Cosini and Giovanni Mangone.[2] He died in Florence in 1526.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). "Ferrucci, Andrea" . Encyclopedia Americana.
  2. ^ Ghisetti Giavarina (2007)

References[edit]

  • Apfelstadt, Eric, "Andrea Ferrucci's 'Crucifixion' Altar-Piece in the Victoria and Albert Museum", The Burlington Magazine, Vol. 135, No. 1089 (Dec., 1993), 807–817.
  • Ghisetti Giavarina, Adriano (2007). "Mangone, Giovanni" (in Italian). Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  • Vasari, Giorgio, Le Vite delle più eccellenti pittori, scultori, ed architettori, many editions and translations.
  • Witt Library, A Checklist of Painters c. 1200–1976 Represented in the Witt Library, Courtauld Institute of Art, London, London, Mansell Information Publishing, 1978.
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