Andrea del Sarto

Andrea del Sarto
Self-portrait
Born
Andrea d'Agnolo di Francesco di Luca

(1486-07-16)16 July 1486
Diedbefore 29 September 1530(1530-09-29) (aged 44)
Florence, Republic of Florence (present-day Italy)
NationalityTuscan
Italian
Known forPainting
Notable workMadonna of the Harpies
Nativity of the Virgin
MovementHigh Renaissance
Mannerism

Andrea del Sarto (US: /ɑːnˌdrə dɛl ˈsɑːrt/, UK: /ænˌ-/, Italian: [anˈdrɛːa del ˈsarto]; 16 July 1486 – 29 September 1530) was an Italian painter from Florence, whose career flourished during the High Renaissance and early Mannerism. He was known as an outstanding fresco decorator, painter of altarpieces, portraitist, draughtsman, and colorist.[1] Although highly regarded during his lifetime as an artist senza errori ("without errors"), his renown was eclipsed after his death by that of his contemporaries Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael.

  1. ^ Norwich, John Julius (1990). Oxford Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Arts. USA: Oxford University Press. p. 16. ISBN 978-0198691372.