Antonio Pollaiuolo
Antonio Pollaiuolo (* 1431 in Florence , † February 4, 1498 in Rome ) was an Italian sculptor , engraver and painter .
Life
Pollaiuolo's name was actually Antonio di Jacopo d'Benci del Pollaiuolo . He learned the goldsmith's trade from his father , and at times shared the workshop with his brother Piero .
Like Andrea del Verrocchio , he worked as a goldsmith , medalist , ore caster and painter. One of his paintings is the altarpiece of the Pucci family with the torture of St. Sebastian . Equally remarkable is the bronze group with the slaughter of Antaios (also called Hercules and Antaeus ). Famous, however, is the copperplate fight of the naked men ; because this is one of the first nudes that suggests a detailed study of human anatomy.
As an ore caster , Pollaiuolo, called to Rome by Pope Innocent VIII in 1484 , created the tombs for Pope Sixtus IV and Innocent VIII, both in St. Peter's Basilica .
The joint workshop of the Pollaiuolo brothers is considered to be the most important in Renaissance Florence . The son of the same name Antonios (1454 to 1509) (or was he the son of brother Piero?) Made himself known as an architect , especially through his renovation of the Strozzi Palace.
The Encyclopedia Britannica gives the date of birth “17. January 1432/33 ”, other sources are uncertain. Antonio Pollaiuolo is buried with his brother Piero in a double grave in the Roman church of San Pietro in Vincoli .
literature
- Giorgio Vasari : The life of Verrocchio and the Pollaiuolo brothers. Newly translated into German by Victoria Lorini. Ed., Commented by introduced by Katja Burzer. Verlag Klaus Wagenbach , Berlin 2012, ISBN 978-3-8031-5055-4 .
- Alison Wright : The Pollaiuolo Brothers. The Arts of Florence and Rome. Yale University Press, New Haven CT et al. 2005, ISBN 0-300-10625-4 .
- Leopold Ettlinger Antonio and Piero Pollaiuolo: Complete Edition with a Critical Catalog . Oxford: Phaidon, 1978
- S. Ortolani: Il Pollaiuolo , Milan 1948
- A. Sabatini: Antonio e Piero del Pollaiuolo , Florence 1944
- C. Colacicchi: Pollaiuolo , Florence 1943
- M. Cruttwell: Antonio Pollaiuolo , London 1907 ( archive.org )
- L. Berti, article: Antonio Pollaiuolo in Kindler's Malereilexikon, dtv
Web links
- Works by Antonio Pollaiuolo at Zeno.org .
- Three of the above representations
Individual evidence
- ↑ POLLAIOLO ANTONIO. Biographies of Italian medalists and engravers. Vittorio Lorioli, accessed June 26, 2014 (Italian).
- ^ L. Forrer: Biographical Dictionary of Medallists . POLLAIUOLO, ANTONIO DEL in: Volume IV. Spink & Son Ltd, London 1909, p. 638 f .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Pollaiuolo, Antonio |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pollaiuolo, Antonio del; Pollaiuolo, Antonio di Jacopo d'Antonio del |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian sculptor, engraver and painter |
DATE OF BIRTH | around 1432 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Florence |
DATE OF DEATH | February 4, 1498 |
Place of death | Rome |