Benedetto da Maiano

Benedetto da Maiano (* around 1442 in Maiano near Fiesole ; † May 24, 1497 in Florence ) was an Italian sculptor and builder.

Facade of Palazzo Strozzi (architectural drawing from the 19th century)

Benedetto da Maiano is considered one of the main masters of sculpture of the Florentine early Renaissance. He was trained by his older brother Giuliano da Maiano , in whose workshop he began his career. He was influenced by Antonio Rossellino and Desiderio da Settignano, among others . He was one of the best marble sculptors of his time and with his late work was a model for the sculptural activities of Michelangelo Buonarroti . In addition to marble, clay was also one of his preferred materials, in which he also made numerous model sketches.

As a builder, he played a key role in the construction of the Palazzo Strozzi in Florence.

Selected Works

• Arezzo
  • Loggia of the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie
• Berlin, sculpture collection
  • The vision of Pope Innocent III. , around 1472-1475.
  • Pedestal with three cherubim , around 1475.
  • Mary Enthroned with the Child, around 1480.
  • Portrait bust of Filippo Strozzi .
  • Bezel with Gherardi coat of arms.
  • Portrait bust of Cardinal Raffaele Riario (attributed to) .
• Budapest, Szépmüvészeti Múzeum
  • Christ and the Samaritan woman at the well.
• Faenza, Duomo
  • Tomb of St. Savinius.
• Florence, Misericordia
  • Saint Sebastian.
• Florence, Museo Nazionale Bargello
  • Portrait bust of Pietro Mellini, 1474.
  • Group of musicians.
• Florence, Palazzo Vecchio
  • Saint John the Baptist .
• Florence, Santa Croce
  • Pulpit, around 1481.
  • Entrance portal.
• Florence, Santa Maria Novella
  • Maria with the child.
  • Tomb of Filippo Strozzi d. Ä.
• Florence, Santa Trinita
  • Saint Mary Magdalene.
• Naples, Sant'Anna dei Lombardi
  • Tomb of the Duchess Maria of Aragon. (started by Antonio Rossellino)
  • Annunciation altar in the Mastrogiudici Chapel.
• Paris, Jacquemart-André Museum
  • Maria with the child.
• Paris, Musee National du Louvre
  • Portrait bust of Filippo Strozzi. around 1476, marble, 51.8 × 56.7 × 30.3 cm
  • Maria with the child (attributed to) .
• Prato, Duomo
  • Mary with the Child ("Olive Wood Madonna").
• San Gimignano, Collegiata
  • Altar of the Santa Fina Chapel.
• San Gimignano, S. Agostino
  • Tomb of St. Bartolo.
• Siena, San Domenico
  • Marble ciborium and two angels.
• St. Petersburg, Hermitage
  • Portrait bust of a man.
• Washington, National Gallery of Art
  • Madonna and Child, around 1475.
  • John the Baptist, around 1480.

literature

• Frida Schottmüller : Benedetto da Maiano . In: Ulrich Thieme , Felix Becker (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker. tape 3 : Bassano – Bickham . Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig 1909, p. 309-313 ( Text Archive - Internet Archive ).
• Doris Carl: Benedetto da Maiano. A Florentine sculptor on the threshold of the High Renaissance. Schnell & Steiner, Regensburg 2005, ISBN 3-7954-1719-8 (comprehensive monograph with catalog raisonné , review by Bettina Erche )
• Giulia Brunetti :  BENEDETTO di Leonardo, detto B. da Maiano. In: Alberto M. Ghisalberti (Ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 8:  Bellucci – Beregan. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1966.
• Giorgio Vasari : The life of Giuliano da Maiano, Antonio and Bernardo Rossellino, Desiderio da Settignano and Benedetto da Maiano. Newly translated into German by Victoria Lorini. Ed., Commented by introduced by Sabine Feser and Christina Irlenbusch. Verlag Klaus Wagenbach, Berlin 2012, ISBN 978-3-8031-5057-8 .

Web links

Commons : Benedetto da Maiano  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Literature by and about Benedetto da Maiano in the catalog of the German National Library
• Works