Leonardo Da Vinci
By TuscanyVillages at May 31, 2010 | 11:38 am | 0 Comment
1452 – 1519 Artist Florence Born in the small town of Vinci, just west of Florence, as the illegitimate son of a notary and a peasant woman, Leonardo da Vinci would go on to become one of the masters of the High Renaissance, renowned for his exceptional skills as a painter, sculptor, architect, engineer and scientist.
Filippo Brunelleschi
By TuscanyVillages at May 28, 2010 | 5:37 am | 0 Comment
1377 – 1446 Architect Florence Born in Florence, Filippo Brunelleschi began his artistic career as a goldsmith and sculptor. Before long, however, he turned his attention to architecture.
Giorgio Vasari
By TuscanyVillages at May 25, 2010 | 10:31 pm | 0 Comment
1511 – 1574 Painter, Architect and Writer Arezzo The painter and architect Giorgio Vasari, born in Arezzo, is today best known for his book Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects. With the publication of this book in 1550, Vasari became the first Italian art historian, and provided one of the most valuable historical resources on the
Ambrogio & Pietro Lorenzetti
By TuscanyVillages at May 25, 2010 | 9:22 pm | 0 Comment
Ambrogio Lorenzetti c. 1285 – c. 1348 Painter Siena Pietro Lorenzetti c. 1280 – c. 1348 Painter Siena The brothers Ambrogio and Pietro Lorenzetti were both influential artists in the Sienese school of painting in the first half of the 14th century.
Piero della Francesca
By TuscanyVillages at May 25, 2010 | 8:19 pm | 0 Comment
c. 1416/17 – 1492 Painter Florence Born Piero di Benedetto dei Franceschi in Sansepolcro, which at the time part of the Republic of Florence, Piero della Francesca is today recognized for his important contributions to Italian Renaissance painting. While little is known of his early training in Florence, it is clear he worked as an associate of the Florentine
