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[[Image:Ficino3.jpg|thumb|upright|Bust of [[Marsilio Ficino]] by Andrea Ferrucci, in [[Florence Cathedral|the Duomo of Florence]]]] |
[[Image:Ficino3.jpg|thumb|upright|Bust of [[Marsilio Ficino]] by Andrea Ferrucci, in [[Florence Cathedral|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, Italy]] in 1465. He was a first cousin once removed of the artist [[Francesco di Simone Ferrucci]] (1437–1493). |
'''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, Italy]] in 1465. He was a first cousin once removed of the artist [[Francesco di Simone Ferrucci]] (1437–1493) who he studied under.<ref name="americana">{{Cite Americana|Ferrucci, Andrea|year=1920}}</ref> |
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According to [[Giorgio Vasari]] in his ''[[Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects]]'' Andrea Ferrucci was a student of [[Michele Maini]] 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. In 1519, for Archbishop [[Tamás Bakócz]] (†l521) he provided 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]]. |
According to [[Giorgio Vasari]] in his ''[[Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects]]'' Andrea Ferrucci was also a student of [[Michele Maini]] 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 cathedral at Florence, for which he himself executed a statue of Saint Andrew. In 1519, for Archbishop [[Tamás Bakócz]] (†l521) he provided 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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His greatest work is a baptismal font at [[Pistoia]]. The Fiesole cathedral possesses a marble reredos from his hand and the [[Bargello]], Florence, has a “Holy Family.” Other works of Ferrucci are the tomb of the Saliceti at [[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">{{Cite Americana|Ferrucci, Andrea|year=1920}}</ref> |
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Andrea Ferrucci was the teacher of [[Silvio Cosini]] and died in Florence in 1526. |
Andrea Ferrucci was the teacher of [[Silvio Cosini]] and died in Florence in 1526. |
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== References == |
== References == |
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* 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. |
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Revision as of 13:50, 20 October 2010
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, Italy in 1465. He was a first cousin once removed of the artist Francesco di Simone Ferrucci (1437–1493) who he studied under.[1]
According to Giorgio Vasari in his Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects Andrea Ferrucci was also a student of Michele Maini 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 cathedral at Florence, for which he himself executed a statue of Saint Andrew. In 1519, for Archbishop Tamás Bakócz (†l521) he provided 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.
His greatest work is a baptismal font at Pistoia. The Fiesole cathedral possesses a marble reredos from his hand and the Bargello, Florence, has a “Holy Family.” Other works of Ferrucci are the tomb of the Saliceti at 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 died in Florence in 1526.
References
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Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). Encyclopedia Americana. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty|title=(help)
- 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.
- 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.