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'''Giovanni Antonio Sogliani'' ([[1492]] -[[1544]]) was a [[Italy|Italian]] painter of the [[Renaissance]], active mainly in [[Florence]].


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[[Giorgio Vasari]] in his ''Vite'', the main source of Sogliani's biography, claimed that the painter had apprenticed with [[Lorenzo di Credi]] for two decades. While impossible, the legend rings true because of the persistence an archaic style in Sogliani's paintings. He was the executor of Lorenzo's will in 1531. He painted a ''Martyrdom of St Acasio'' for the Church of San Lorenzo in Florence. Vasari claims that Sogliani was influenced by [[Fra Bartolommeo]] in this painting. He painted a ''St Martin'' for the [[Orsanmichele]]. He painted an altarpiece of ''St Brigitta'' now in the Museo di San Marco. He also painted numerous canvases for the Duomo in [[Pisa]]. He painted an ''Allegory of the Immaculate Conception'' now in the [[Accademia di Belli Arti]] in Florence.

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'''Giovanni Antonio Sogliani''' (1492 – 17 July 1544)<ref>{{cite book|author1=John Denison Champlin|author2=Charles Callahan Perkins|title=Cyclopedia of painters and paintings|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wh83AQAAIAAJ|year=1969|publisher=Kennikat Press|page=199}}</ref> was an Italian painter of the [[Renaissance]], active mainly in [[Florence]].

== Life and Work ==
[[Giorgio Vasari]] in his ''[[Vite]]'', the main source for Sogliani's biography, claimed that the painter had apprenticed with [[Lorenzo di Credi]] for two decades. While this length of time is impossible, Sogliani is documented as Credi's pupil for at least part of the 1510s and he was the executor of Lorenzo's will in 1531. Sogliani's earliest works, such as the tondo of the ''Madonna and Child with Two Angles'' at the [[Capitoline Museums|Pinacoteca Capitolina]] in Rome, are stylistically very close to Lorenzo's.

Sogliani later entered some sort of partnership with [[Fra Bartolomeo]]'s workshop at San Marco, monogramming his ''Annunciation'' at Santa Maria degli Innocenti, Florence, with Fra Bartolomeo and [[Mariotto Albertinelli|Albertinelli's]] workshop monogram "orate pro pictor" ("pray for the painter").<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Bencistà|first=Lucia|date=2019|title=Giovanni Antonio Sogliani tra le botteghe di San Marco e Gualfonda. Novità e precisazioni|journal=Fra Bartolomeo 1517|pages=181–194}}</ref> On his own, Sogliani completed, among other works, the ''Martyrdom of Saint Acacius'' (1521) for San Salvatore di Camaldoli (now in the [[San Lorenzo, Florence|basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence]]) and the fresco of the ''Miraculous Meal of Saint Dominic'' (1536) in the refectory of the convent of [[San Marco, Florence|San Marco]]. Other important works include a panel of ''Saint Martin'' for a pillar at [[Orsanmichele]] and the altarpiece of ''Saint Bridget of Sweden Confirming her Rule'' (1522) for the convent of Santa Brigida al Paradiso, now at the [[Museo Nazionale di San Marco|Museo di San Marco]].

Outside of Florence Sogliani painted two panels, a ''Last Supper'' (1531) and ''Christ Washing the Apostles' Feet'' (1531), for the collegiate church in [[Anghiari]]. He later painted several panels for the [[Cathedral of Pisa]], where he finished commissions originally awarded to [[Andrea del Sarto]] and [[Perino del Vaga]]. The latter included three canvases for the ''Sacrifice of Abel'', ''Sacrifice of Cain'', and ''Sacrifice of Noah,'' completed by 15 May 1533 and ''in situ'' in the cathedral's apse. On 23 March 1536, he was commissioned the altarpiece of the ''Madonna and Child with Saints'' originally awarded to Andrea del Sarto.<ref>''Sogliani and Perino del Vaga at Pisa''; Popham, A.E. Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs (1945) Page 85.</ref>

One of Sogliani's most famous works is the ''Allegory of the Immaculate Conception'' at the [[Galleria dell'Accademia|Galleria dell'Accademia, Florence]].

His pupils included [[Sigismondo Foschi]] and [[Zanobi di Poggino|Zanobi Poggini]].

[[File:Giovanni antonio sogliani, san domenico e i frati serviti dagli angeli.jpg|thumb|350px|Giovanni Antonio Sogliani, ''St. Dominic and his Friars fed by Angels'', Fresco, 1536, [[Convent of San Marco]], [[Florence]]]]

== Sources ==

* Bencistà, Lucia. "Giovanni Antonio Sogliani tra le botteghe di San Marco e Gualfonda. Novità e precisazioni," in ''Fra Bartolomeo 1517'', edited by Alessio Assonitis, Luciano Cinelli and Marilena Tamassia, pp.&nbsp;181–194. Florence 2019.
* Nesi, Alessandro. "Due affreschi di Giovanni Antonio Sogliani nell’ex-Monastero di San Giuliano a Firenze", ''Arte cristiana'', vol. CI, no. 876 (May–June 2013): pp.&nbsp;175–182.
* Venturini, Lucia. "Una precisazione per Giovanni Antonio Sogliani e qualche nota sull’antico arredo della Compagnia del 'Raffa',” ''Arte, musica, spettacolo'', vol. 1 (2000): pp.&nbsp;237–244.

==Footnotes==
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==References==
==References==
*{{cite book | first= Sydney J.| last= Freedberg| year=1993| title= Painting in Italy, 1500-1600| chapter= | editor= Pelican History of Art| others= | pages= p237-238 |Penguin Books Ltd| publisher= | id= | url= | authorlink= }}
*{{cite book | first= Sydney J.| last= Freedberg| year=1993| title= Painting in Italy, 1500–1600| editor= Pelican History of Art| pages= 237–238 | publisher=Penguin Books Ltd }}

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*[http://www.artnet.com/library/07/0795/T079535.asp|Grove Encyclopedia of Art]
==External links==
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*[http://www.artnet.com/library/07/0795/T079535.asp Grove Encyclopedia of Art]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150528102346/http://members.efn.org/~acd/vite/VasariSoglianiBib.html A Brief Bibliography]


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Latest revision as of 02:15, 1 May 2022

Sogliani, Giovanni Antonio
Portrait of Giovanni Antonio Sogliani, 1568, illustration from "Le Vite" by Giorgio Vasari
Born
Giovanni Antonio

1492
Florence
Died1544
Florence
NationalityItalian
Known forPainting

Giovanni Antonio Sogliani (1492 – 17 July 1544)[1] was an Italian painter of the Renaissance, active mainly in Florence.

Life and Work[edit]

Giorgio Vasari in his Vite, the main source for Sogliani's biography, claimed that the painter had apprenticed with Lorenzo di Credi for two decades. While this length of time is impossible, Sogliani is documented as Credi's pupil for at least part of the 1510s and he was the executor of Lorenzo's will in 1531. Sogliani's earliest works, such as the tondo of the Madonna and Child with Two Angles at the Pinacoteca Capitolina in Rome, are stylistically very close to Lorenzo's.

Sogliani later entered some sort of partnership with Fra Bartolomeo's workshop at San Marco, monogramming his Annunciation at Santa Maria degli Innocenti, Florence, with Fra Bartolomeo and Albertinelli's workshop monogram "orate pro pictor" ("pray for the painter").[2] On his own, Sogliani completed, among other works, the Martyrdom of Saint Acacius (1521) for San Salvatore di Camaldoli (now in the basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence) and the fresco of the Miraculous Meal of Saint Dominic (1536) in the refectory of the convent of San Marco. Other important works include a panel of Saint Martin for a pillar at Orsanmichele and the altarpiece of Saint Bridget of Sweden Confirming her Rule (1522) for the convent of Santa Brigida al Paradiso, now at the Museo di San Marco.

Outside of Florence Sogliani painted two panels, a Last Supper (1531) and Christ Washing the Apostles' Feet (1531), for the collegiate church in Anghiari. He later painted several panels for the Cathedral of Pisa, where he finished commissions originally awarded to Andrea del Sarto and Perino del Vaga. The latter included three canvases for the Sacrifice of Abel, Sacrifice of Cain, and Sacrifice of Noah, completed by 15 May 1533 and in situ in the cathedral's apse. On 23 March 1536, he was commissioned the altarpiece of the Madonna and Child with Saints originally awarded to Andrea del Sarto.[3]

One of Sogliani's most famous works is the Allegory of the Immaculate Conception at the Galleria dell'Accademia, Florence.

His pupils included Sigismondo Foschi and Zanobi Poggini.

Giovanni Antonio Sogliani, St. Dominic and his Friars fed by Angels, Fresco, 1536, Convent of San Marco, Florence

Sources[edit]

  • Bencistà, Lucia. "Giovanni Antonio Sogliani tra le botteghe di San Marco e Gualfonda. Novità e precisazioni," in Fra Bartolomeo 1517, edited by Alessio Assonitis, Luciano Cinelli and Marilena Tamassia, pp. 181–194. Florence 2019.
  • Nesi, Alessandro. "Due affreschi di Giovanni Antonio Sogliani nell’ex-Monastero di San Giuliano a Firenze", Arte cristiana, vol. CI, no. 876 (May–June 2013): pp. 175–182.
  • Venturini, Lucia. "Una precisazione per Giovanni Antonio Sogliani e qualche nota sull’antico arredo della Compagnia del 'Raffa',” Arte, musica, spettacolo, vol. 1 (2000): pp. 237–244.

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^ John Denison Champlin; Charles Callahan Perkins (1969). Cyclopedia of painters and paintings. Kennikat Press. p. 199.
  2. ^ Bencistà, Lucia (2019). "Giovanni Antonio Sogliani tra le botteghe di San Marco e Gualfonda. Novità e precisazioni". Fra Bartolomeo 1517: 181–194.
  3. ^ Sogliani and Perino del Vaga at Pisa; Popham, A.E. Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs (1945) Page 85.

References[edit]

  • Freedberg, Sydney J. (1993). Pelican History of Art (ed.). Painting in Italy, 1500–1600. Penguin Books Ltd. pp. 237–238.

External links[edit]

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