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'''Cristoforo Rustici''' ([[Siena]], 1552 – Siena, 1641) was an [[Italy|Italian]] painter of the [[Renaissance]] period, active in [[Siena]]. He is also known as ''il Rusticone''.
'''Cristoforo Rustici''', known as ''il Rusticone'', ([[Siena]], 1552 – Siena, 1641) was an [[Italy|Italian]] painter active in [[Siena]] who is known for his religious compositions and allegorical scenes representing the twelve months.


==Life==
==Life==
He was born in Siena in 1552 in an artistic family of architects and artists originally from [[Piacenza]] who had settled in Siena in the 16th century.<ref name=sotheby>[http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2011/old-master-paintings-n08760/lot.31.html Vincenzo Rustici - Madonna and Child with Saints Augustine, John the Evangelist and Joseph] at Sotheby’s</ref> His father [[Lorenzo Rustici|Lorenzo]], known as ''Il Rustico'' or ''Lorenzo di Cristoforo Rustici'', was a prominent [[Renaissance]] painter of stucco and grotesque decorations.<ref> Gaetano Milanesi, ''Documenti per la storia dell'arte senese, raccolti ed illustrata''. Volume 3, 1856, p. 217 {{link language|it|Italian}}</ref> His younger brother [[Vincenzo Rustici]] (1556–1632) was also a painter.<ref name=daniel>Ladislav Daniel, ''The Florentines: art from the time of the Medici grand dukes'', Exhibition catalogue: Prague, Waldstein Riding School Gallery, 16.5.-18.8.2002, Olomouc, Museum of Arts, 26.9.-5.1.2003, Cheb, Gallery of Fine Arts, 14.2.-6.4.2003, published by National Gallery in Prague, 2002, p. 92</ref> His nephew [[Francesco Rustici]] was one of the leading followers of [[Caravaggio]] working in Siena.<ref>[[Filippo Baldinucci]], ''Opere di Filippo Baldinucci volume primo [-decimoquarto]: Notizie de' professori del disegno da Cimabue in qua opera di Filippo Baldinucci fiorentino accademico della Crusca con note ed aggiunte'', Volume 12, Timbro non identificato dalla Società tipografica de' classici italiani contrada del Cappuccio, 1812, p. 101-102. Filippo Baldinucci stated that Cristoforo Rustici was Francesco's father but that is no longer accepted.</ref>
He was born in Siena in 1552 in an artistic family of architects and artists originally from [[Piacenza]] who had settled in Siena in the 16th century.<ref name=sotheby>[http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2011/old-master-paintings-n08760/lot.31.html Vincenzo Rustici - Madonna and Child with Saints Augustine, John the Evangelist and Joseph] at Sotheby’s</ref> His father [[Lorenzo Rustici|Lorenzo]], known as ''Il Rustico'' or ''Lorenzo di Cristoforo Rustici'', was a prominent [[Renaissance]] painter of stucco and grotesque decorations.<ref> Gaetano Milanesi, ''Documenti per la storia dell'arte senese, raccolti ed illustrata''. Volume 3, 1856, p. 217 {{link language|it|Italian}}</ref> His younger brother [[Vincenzo Rustici]] (1556–1632) was also a painter.<ref name=daniel>Ladislav Daniel, ''The Florentines: art from the time of the Medici grand dukes'', Exhibition catalogue: Prague, Waldstein Riding School Gallery, 16.5.-18.8.2002, Olomouc, Museum of Arts, 26.9.-5.1.2003, Cheb, Gallery of Fine Arts, 14.2.-6.4.2003, published by National Gallery in Prague, 2002, p. 92</ref> His nephew [[Francesco Rustici]] was one of the leading followers of [[Caravaggio]] working in Siena.<ref>[[Filippo Baldinucci]], ''Opere di Filippo Baldinucci volume primo [-decimoquarto]: Notizie de' professori del disegno da Cimabue in qua opera di Filippo Baldinucci fiorentino accademico della Crusca con note ed aggiunte'', Volume 12, Timbro non identificato dalla Società tipografica de' classici italiani contrada del Cappuccio, 1812, p. 101-102. Filippo Baldinucci stated that Cristoforo Rustici was Francesco's father but that is no longer accepted.</ref>


He trained with his father, [[Lorenzo Rustici]] and later with [[il Sodoma]]. He is mainly known for a series of compositions representing the twelve months.
He trained with his father, [[Lorenzo Rustici]] and later with [[il Sodoma]]. He is mainly known for a series of compositions representing the twelve months. He also produced many religious works for the local churches.


==Notes==
==Notes==
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==External link==
==External link==
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Revision as of 14:33, 4 May 2016

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Cristoforo Rustici, known as il Rusticone, (Siena, 1552 – Siena, 1641) was an Italian painter active in Siena who is known for his religious compositions and allegorical scenes representing the twelve months.

Life

He was born in Siena in 1552 in an artistic family of architects and artists originally from Piacenza who had settled in Siena in the 16th century.[1] His father Lorenzo, known as Il Rustico or Lorenzo di Cristoforo Rustici, was a prominent Renaissance painter of stucco and grotesque decorations.[2] His younger brother Vincenzo Rustici (1556–1632) was also a painter.[3] His nephew Francesco Rustici was one of the leading followers of Caravaggio working in Siena.[4]

He trained with his father, Lorenzo Rustici and later with il Sodoma. He is mainly known for a series of compositions representing the twelve months. He also produced many religious works for the local churches.

Notes

  1. ^ Vincenzo Rustici - Madonna and Child with Saints Augustine, John the Evangelist and Joseph at Sotheby’s
  2. ^ Gaetano Milanesi, Documenti per la storia dell'arte senese, raccolti ed illustrata. Volume 3, 1856, p. 217 Template:Link language
  3. ^ Ladislav Daniel, The Florentines: art from the time of the Medici grand dukes, Exhibition catalogue: Prague, Waldstein Riding School Gallery, 16.5.-18.8.2002, Olomouc, Museum of Arts, 26.9.-5.1.2003, Cheb, Gallery of Fine Arts, 14.2.-6.4.2003, published by National Gallery in Prague, 2002, p. 92
  4. ^ Filippo Baldinucci, Opere di Filippo Baldinucci volume primo [-decimoquarto]: Notizie de' professori del disegno da Cimabue in qua opera di Filippo Baldinucci fiorentino accademico della Crusca con note ed aggiunte, Volume 12, Timbro non identificato dalla Società tipografica de' classici italiani contrada del Cappuccio, 1812, p. 101-102. Filippo Baldinucci stated that Cristoforo Rustici was Francesco's father but that is no longer accepted.

External link

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