Benedetto Buglioni

Benedetto Buglioni (* between December 20, 1459 and March 21, 1460 in Florence , †  March 7, 1521 in Florence) was an Italian sculptor and terracotta artist .

Life

Benedetto Buglioni was a son of the stone cutter Giovanni di Bernardo d'Antonio and brother of Francesco Buglioni, who was also a sculptor . He grew up near the workshop of Luca and Andrea Della Robbia and was probably inspired to do the same. According to Vasari , a woman working in Andrea Della Robbia's workshop gave him the secret of the glazed terracottas, which he then successfully imitated. It is much more likely, however, that he was trained in sculpture and thus also in glazing technology in the Della Robbia workshop, which was adjacent to his father's workshop. Since his later works also have strong influences from Antonio Rossellino , it cannot be completely ruled out that he also did an apprenticeship there. In any case, the fact is that he worked in the style of the Della Robbia and is responsible for ensuring that their glazing technique was also widely used outside of Florence.

The earliest independent work by Benedetto is documented for the year 1484, a "Christ in Limbo" , now lost , which he carried out for the Church of SS. Annunziata. Between 1487 and 1490, together with his brother Francesco, he made the Cappella del Santo Anello in the Cathedral of San Pietro in Perugia, of which only two busts of the prophets "David" and "Isaia" have survived. During this work, or immediately afterwards, he made a relief with the “Resurrection of Christ” for the altar of San Jacopo in Perugia , for which he was paid in 1490. In the same year, but no later than 1491, he opened his own workshop in Florence and, together with his brother, undertook the facade design on the Santuario di Santa Cristina in Bolsena on behalf of Cardinal Giovanni de 'Medici. The sculptural work carried out in the process, in particular the “grave figure of St. Christina”, are today regarded as his most important works. Following this work, Benedetto was active in numerous other cities, especially in Tuscany. In 1504 he was a member of the commission that decided on the future location of Michelangelo's "David" . Around 1508 he took the son of his father-in-law's cousin, Santi Tommaso di Michele, who later called himself Santi Buglioni , into his home, taught him his craft and instructed him in his technique.

style

Benedetto Buglioni left behind a rich oeuvre of largely undisputed works, which today are accompanied by a large number of largely recognized attributions. He is a direct follower of Della Robbia and comes very close in his art to Giovanni Della Robbia , with whom he may have studied together. Stylistically, he is also close to Antonio Rossellino, but is also visibly oriented towards Benedetto da Maiano , Desiderio da Settignano and Francesco di Simone Ferrucci . After taking over the glaze technique, he soon began to experiment with it. In contrast to the Della Robbia works, its glaze is often applied thinner and more unevenly and appears overall lighter and is also less translucent.

Works (selection)

• Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum
  • Maria with the child. around 1490 - 1500
  • Mary enthroned with the child between Saints Jerome and Nicholas. 1502
• Badia Tedalda , parish church
  • Mary with the child and four saints. 1517
• Bolsena, Santuario di Santa Cristina
  • Lunette: Mary with the child between Saints Christina and George. around 1494/95
  • Altar of St. Christina. around 1495
  • The crucifixion of Christ. around 1496
  • The Bolsena Fair. around 1496
  • Grave figure of St. Christina. around 1496
• Cleveland, Cleveland Museum of Art
  • Mary enthroned with the child between Saints Francis and Antonius Abbot. around 1510 - 1520
• Cutigliano, Madonna di Piazza
  • Mary with the Child between Saints Anthony Abbas and Bernardino of Siena.
• Empoli, Santa Maria a Ripa
  • Saint Anselm is enthroned between Saints Laurentius, Julian, Rosa von Viterbo and Clare. around 1500 - 1505
• Fiesole, Dom
  • Saint Roch with a companion. (attributed)
• Florence, Badia
  • Bezel: Mary with the child.
• Florence, Museo dell'Opera del Duomo
  • Bezel: Mary of Egypt. (attributed)
• Florence, Museo Diocesano d'Arte Sacra
  • Adoring Mary. around 1500
  • Shepherd with a flute. around 1500
  • Adoring shepherd with basket. around 1500
  • Angel with candelabra. around 1500
  • Kneeling angel. around 1500
  • Kneeling angel. around 1500
  • Ox. around 1500
  • Ass. around 1500
  • Sheep. around 1500
• Florence, Museo Nazionale di Bargello
  • Mary with the child on clouds. around 1480 - 1490 (attributed)
  • Adoration of the Child with Saints Luzia and Andrew. around 1500 - 1505
  • Saint Jerome in the desert. around 1500 - 1505
  • The stigma of St. Francis. around 1500 - 1505
  • The Ascension of Christ. around 1500 - 1505 (attributed)
  • The birth of christ. around 1500 - 1510
• Florence, Ognissanti
  • Bezel: The Coronation of Mariae. (attributed)
• Florence, Ospedale degli Innocenti
  • Mary with saints. 1520
• Florence, Santa Licia the Magnoli
  • Saint Lucia adored by angels.
• Florence, San Miniato al Monte
  • Main altar with a crucifixion scene and Mary, adored by two monks. (attributed)
• Gavinana, Santa Maria Assunta
  • Saints adoring the sacrament. around 1515
• Krefeld, Krefeld Art Museums
  • Bust of the youthful John the Baptist. around 1500
  • Maria with the child. around 1500
• Los Angeles, County Museum of Art
  • The birth of christ. around 1520
• Marliana, San Niccolò
  • Angel with candelabra. around 1510
• Monsummano, Museo della Città e del Territorio
  • Maria with the child. (attributed)
• Perugia, San Pietro
  • Three medallions with Saints Peter and Benedict. around 1487/88
  • Christ's monogram. around 1487/88
  • Christ and the Samaritan Woman. 1487/88
• Piazzanese, Prato (San Giusto)
  • Baptismal font. around 1510
• Pisa, Camposanto
  • Maria with the child. 1520
• Pistoia, Museo Civico
  • The resurrection of Christ. around 1490
• Pistoia, Ospedale del Ceppo
  • Bezel: Coronation Mariae. 1511
  • Coat of arms. 1515
• Poppi, Augustinian Church
  • The birth of christ. (attributed)
• Radicofani , San Pietro
  • The crucifixion of Christ with St. Mary Magdalene. around 1490 - 1495
• Rocca San Casiano, Santa Maria della Lacrime
  • Adoration of the Child with Joseph and Angels. around 1490 - 1500
• Rome, Museo Vaticano
  • Coat of arms of Pope Innocent VIII around 1484 - 1492
• San Mauro a Signa , Chiesa Parrocchiale
  • Tabernacle with the Annunciation. around 1500 - 1505 (attributed with workshop participation)
• St. Petersburg, Hermitage
  • The Nativity with the Adoration of the Shepherds. around 1485 - 1490
• Whereabouts unknown
  • Mary, adoring the child, with the boy John. around 1490 (auctioned on July 9, 2002 at Sotheby's in London)
  • Maria with the child. 1500 - 1525 (auctioned on December 19, 2002 at the Finarte Semenzato Casa d'Aste )

literature

• Emma Micheletti:  BUGLIONI, Benedetto. In: Alberto M. Ghisalberti (Ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 15:  Buffoli-Caccianemici. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1972.
• Volker Krahn: Italian Renaissance art in the Kaiser Wilhelm Museum Krefeld. 1987, ISBN 3-926530-30-8 .

Web links

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