Vecchietta

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Lorenzo di Pietro , usually just called il Vecchietta , (* 1410 in Siena ; † 1480 ibid) was an Italian painter in the style of the Siena School , sculptor and goldsmith .

I Fondatori (1441, Santa Maria della Scala, Siena)

Life

Vecchietta was born in Siena in 1410 as the son of Pietro di Giovanni di Lando and baptized on August 11, 1410. He probably learned his craft from Il Sassetta , Taddeo di Bartolo and Jacopo della Quercia . His students included Francesco di Giorgio and Neroccio di Bartholomeo di Benedetto de 'Landi . Most of his works were created in Siena, mainly for the sacristy (Cappella del Sacro Chiodo) in the building complex of Santa Maria della Scala and the cathedral of Siena and its baptistery . For his work in the Hospital Santa Maria della Scala he was nicknamed Pittor dello spedale (painter of the hospital). In addition, he worked around 1435 in the chapel of Palazzo Castiglioni in Castiglione Olona under the direction of Masolino da Panicale . He is described as a sculptor and goldsmith in the second part of the art lexicon Le vite dei più eccellenti architetti, pittori et scultori italiani by Giorgio Vasari together with Francesco di Giorgio Martini .

Works (selection)

Works in the Hospital Santa Maria della Scala

  • Allegoria dell'Ascensione dei bambini al cielo (Cappella del Sacro Chiodo, sacristy)
  • Annunciazione (Cappella del Sacro Chiodo, sacristy)
  • Cristo risorto (1476, Chiesa della Santissima Annunziata)
  • Giudizio Universale (Cappella del Sacro Chiodo, sacristy)
  • I Fondatori , (1441)
  • La Natività (Cappella del Sacro Chiodo, sacristy)
  • La Visione del beato Sorore (Fresco in the Pellegrinaio)
Andata al Calvario (1447–1450, Baptistery of the Duomo of Siena)

Further works in Siena

  • Andata al Calvario (1447–1450, Baptistery of the Duomo of Siena)
  • Arliquiera (1445, created for Santa Maria della Scala, is now in the Pinacoteca Nazionale di Siena )
  • Ciborio ( ciborium of the Cathedral of Siena, 1467 to 1472 for Santa Maria della Scala, moved to the cathedral in 1506)
  • Compianto del Cristo morto (Oratorio di San Bernardino)
  • Flagellazione (Baptistery of the Duomo of Siena)
  • Madonna che copre con il suo manto il popolo senese (Fresco, Cappella dei Nove, Palazzo Pubblico )
  • Madonna Piccolomini (theater entrance in Palazzo Chigi-Saracini )
  • Papa Pio II (Museo delle Biccherne, State Archives)
  • Salita al Calvario (Baptistery of the Duomo of Siena)
  • San Pietro and San Paolo (around 1458, Loggia della Mercanzia)
  • Santa Caterina (Sala del Mappamondo, Palazzo Pubblico)

Other works outside of Siena

  • L'Assunzione della Madonna con i santi Agata, Pio, Callisto e Caterina da Siena (1461, Duomo of Pienza )
  • La Madonna e santi (1475, Uffizi Gallery , Florence )
  • Sant'Antonio Abate (wooden statue, 1474, Narni Cathedral )

literature

Web links

Commons : Vecchietta  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Text from Le vite dei più eccellenti architetti, pittori et scultori italiani by Giorgio Vasari.
  2. ^ Touring Club Italiano (Ed.): Umbria . Milan 1999, ISBN 88-365-2542-3 , p. 554.
personal data
SURNAME Vecchietta
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lorenzo di Pietro; Il Vecchietta
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian painter
DATE OF BIRTH baptized August 11, 1410
PLACE OF BIRTH Siena
DATE OF DEATH 1480
Place of death Siena