Boccaccio Boccaccino

Boccaccio Boccaccino (* around 1467 in Ferrara , † 1524 in Cremona ) was an Italian painter in the early Renaissance .

Life

Virgin with Child and Saints, around 1505

Boccaccio studied with Ercole de 'Roberti and was later heavily influenced by the Venetian painters. Boccaccio led an eventful life and often changed patrons and residences. In 1510 he finally settled in Cremona. Here he created magnificent frescoes with representations from the New Testament (1515–1519) for the cathedral . His son Camillo Boccaccino was also a painter.

Works

• The Redeemer and Heilite , 1506, fresco in the apse of the cathedral of Cremona , 1100 × 2200 cm
• Scenes from the life of the Virgin Mary , 1515–18, 9 murals, each 350 × 600 cm, Cremona Cathedral
• Annunciation , 1507, mural, 295 × 825 cm, Cathedral of Cremona
• Marientod , 1490/95, 174 × 200 cm, Pinacoteca di Ferrara
• Gypsy woman , 1504/05, 23 × 18 cm, Uffizi Gallery , Florence
• Walk to Golgotha , around 1500, 135 × 135 cm, National Gallery , London
• Adoration of the Shepherds , 1513, 124 × 100 cm, Galleria Nazionale , Palazzo di Capodimonte, Naples
• The Marriage of St. Catherine , 1508/09, 265 × 160 cm, Gallerie dell'Accademia , Venice

literature

• A. Ottino della Chiesa: Boccaccino . In: Kindler's Painting Lexicon in dtv. Vol. 2, 1982. pp. 7-8.

Web links

• Works in museums

Commons : Boccaccio Boccaccino  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Remarks

1. ↑ N. Cat. 00287148 , Uffizi Gallery.