Benozzo Gozzoli: a self-portrait which appears in his fresco of the Procession of the Magi.

Benozzo Gozzoli (c. 1421 – 1497) was an Italian Renaissance painter from Florence. He is best known for a series of murals in the Palazzo Medici-Riccardi depicting festive, vibrant processions with wonderful attention to detail and a pronounced International Gothic influence. Benozzo Gozzoli Source: [1] Copyright expired This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Benozzo Gozzoli Source: [1] Copyright expired This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... For the controversial hypothesis advanced by Gavin Menzies, see: 1421 hypothesis. ... 1497 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the European Renaissance of the 14th-17th centuries. ... Painting by Rembrandt self-portrait Detail from Las Meninas by Diego Velazquez, in which the painter portrayed himself at work For the computer graphics program, see Corel Painter. ... The Palazzo Medici, also called the Palazzo Medici-Riccardi, is a Renaissance palace located in Florence. ... International Gothic is a subset of Gothic art developed in Burgundy, Bohemia and northern Italy in the late 1300s and early 1400s. ...

Biography

Apprenticeship

He was born Benozzo di Lese^[1]in the village of Sant'Ilario a Colombano around 1421, and moved with his family to Florence in 1427. According to Giorgio Vasari, in the early part of his career he was a pupil and assistant of Fra Angelico: some of the works in the convent of San Marco of Florence were executed by Gozzoli from Angelico's design. In 1444-1447 he collaborated with Lorenzo Ghiberti and his studio on the Paradise Doors of the Battistero di San Giovanni. Florence (or Firenze, Florentia and Fiorenza) is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany, and of the province of Florence. ... Events Lincoln College, a constituent college of the University of Oxford, is founded. ... Giorgio Vasari (30 July 1511 – 27 June 1574) was an Italian painter and architect, who is today famous for his biographies of Italian artists, considered the ideological foundation of art-historical writing. ... The Virgin of the Annunciation Fra Angelico (c. ... The façade and the bell tower of San Marco in Florence. ... Events March 2 - Gjergj Kastriot Skanderbeg proclaimed commander of the Albanian resistance April 16 - Truce of Tours. ... Events March 6 - Nicholas V becomes Pope. ... Lorenzo Ghiberti on Gates of Paradise, Baptistery, Florence, self portrait. ... The Battistero di San Giovanni (Baptistery of St John) is believed to be the oldest building in Florence. ...

On May 23, 1447 Gozzoli was in Rome with Fra Angelico, called by Pope Eugene IV to carry out the fresco decoration of a chapel in the Vatican Palace. Later the two worked until June 1448 in the Cappella Niccolina for Nicholas V. From 1449 is a banner with Madonna and Child in the church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, perhaps designed by Angelico. In Rome he executed also, in Santa Maria in Aracoeli, a fresco of St Anthony and Two Angels. Benozzo's last collaboration with Angelico is the vault of the Duomo di Orvieto in Umbria. is the 143rd day of the year (144th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events March 6 - Nicholas V becomes Pope. ... For other uses, see Rome (disambiguation). ... The Virgin of the Annunciation Fra Angelico (c. ... Eugenius IV, né Gabriel Condulmer (1383 - February 23, 1447) was pope from March 3, 1431 to his death. ... The Palace of the Vatican, also called the Papal Palace or the Apostolic Palace, is the official residence of the Pope in the Vatican City. ... The Niccoline Chapel (Italian: Cappella Niccolina) is a chapel in the Vatican Palace. ... Nicholas V, né Tomaso Parentucelli (November 15, 1397–March 24, 1455) was pope from March 6, 1447, to March 24, 1455. ... Facade of Santa Maria sopra Minerva. ... Facade of Santa Maria in Aracoeli with the monumental ladder The basilica of Santa Maria in Aracoeli is on the Campidoglio, in Rome. ... For other uses, see Fresco (disambiguation). ... The Duomo di Orvieto is a large fourteenth century Roman Catholic cathedral situated in the Italian town of Orvieto in Umbria. ... Umbria is a region of central Italy, bordered by Tuscany to the west, the Marche to the east and Lazio to the south. ...

In Umbria

In 1449 he left Angelico, and moved to Umbria. From 1450 is an Annunciation in Narni, signed OPU[S] BENOT[I] DE FLORENT[IA]. In the monastery of San Fortunato, near Montefalco, he painted a Madonna and Child with Saints and Angels, and three other works. One of these, the altarpiece representing St Thomas receiving the Girdle of the Virgin, is now in the Lateran Museum and shows the affinity of Benozzo's early style to Angelico's. He next painted in the monastery of S. Francesco, Montefalco, filling the choir with three registers of subjects from the life of the saint, with various accessories, including portrait heads of Dante, Petrarch and Giotto. This work was completed in 1452, and is still marked by the style of Angelico, crossed here and there with a more distinctly Giottesque influence. In the same church, in the chapel of Saint Jerome, is a fresco by Gozzoli of the Virgin and Saints, the Crucifixion and other subjects. Bridge of Narni over the Nera River, Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1826. ... Montefalco is a town and comune in the central part of the Italian province of Perugia, (Umbria), 42°54N 12°39E; at 473 m (1552 ft) above sea-level on an outcrop of the Colli Martani above the flood plain of the Clitunno river, 7 km (4 mi) SE of... The Pontifical Museum of Christian Antiquities is a museum founded by the popes of the Roman Catholic Church housed in the Lateran Palace, adjacent to the Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterno. ... Dante redirects here. ... From the c. ... Giotto di Bondone (c. ... Giotto di Bondone (c. ... Saint-Jérôme, Quebec is a town in Quebec, near Mirabel, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) northwest of Montreal along Autoroute des Laurentides. ... For other uses, see Crucifixion (disambiguation). ...

He remained at Montefalco (with an interval at Viterbo) probably till 1456, employing Pier Antonio Mezzastris as assistant. Thence he went to Perugia, and painted in a church a Virgin and Saints that is now in the local academy. Country Italy Region Lazio Province Viterbo (VT) Mayor Giampiero Gabbianelli Elevation 326 m Area 406,28 km² Population  - Total 60,537  - Density 148. ... // Events July 7 - Joan of Arc acquitted (but she had already been executed). ... Pier Antonio Mezzastris (or Mezastris) (c. ... Location of Perugia in Italy Coordinates: , Country Region Province Province of Perugia Government  - Mayor Renato Locchi Area  - City 449 km²  (1,165 sq mi) Elevation 493 m (1,617 ft) Population (July 2006)[1]  - City 161,390  - Density 359/km² (929. ...

Soon afterwards her returned to his native Florence, the epicenter of Quattrocento art. Between 1459 and 1461, Gozzoli painted what may be his most important work: his frescoes of the Magi in the Magi Chapel of the Palazzo Medici-Riccardi, the Journey of the Magi to Bethlehem, and in the tribune, a composition of Angels in Paradise. Gozzoli incorporated portraits of the Medici family into his fresco The Journey of the Magi. Gozzoli also included his self-portrait in the procession, with his name written around the rim of his cap (illustration above). His 'Virgin and Child with Saints of 1461, in the National Gallery, London, belongs also to the period of this stay in Florence.^[2] Eastern Wall, the procession of the Magi. ... Courtyard of Palazzo Medici Riccardi. ... For the board game, see Medici (board game). ... Londons National Gallery, founded in 1824, houses a rich collection of over 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900 in its home on Trafalgar Square. ...

The Glory of St. Thomas Aquinas, detail. Paris, Musée du Louvre.

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Late years in Tuscany

In 1464 Gozzoli left Florence for San Gimignano, where he executed some extensive works; in the church of Sant'Agostino, a composition of St. Sebastian protecting the City from the Plague of this same year, 1464; over the entire choir of the church, a triple course of scenes from the legends of St Augustine, from the time of his entering the school of Tegaste on to his burial, seventeen chief subjects, with some accessories; in the Pieve di San Gimignano, the Martyrdom of Sebastian, and other subjects, and some further works in the city and its vicinity. Here his style combined something of Filippo Lippi with its original elements, and he received co-operation from Giusto d'Andrea. Events February - Christian I of Denmark and Norway who was also serving as King of Sweden is declared deposed from the later throne. ... The Collegiata is the main church of San Gimignano, Tuscany, situated in the Piazza del Duomo at the towns heart. ... Madonna and Child 1440-45, tempera on panel National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. Fra Filippo Lippi (1406 October 8? – 1469), also called Lippo Lippi, is a well-known Florentine painter of the Italian 15th century school. ...

He stayed in this city till 1467, and in 1469 began the vast series of mural paintings in the Campo Santo of Pisa with which his name is specially identified. There are twenty-four subjects from the Old Testament, from the Invention of Wine by Noah to the Visit of the Queen of Sheba to Solomon. He contracted to paint three subjects per year for about ten ducats each. It appears, however, that this contract was not strictly adhered to, for the actual rate of painting was only three pictures in two years. Perhaps the great multitude of figures and accessories was accepted as a set-off against the slower rate of production. For other uses, see Pisa (disambiguation). ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations · Other religions Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      Note: Judaism... The Queen of Sheba, (Hebrew מלכת שבא , Arabic ملكة سبأ , Geez: ንግሥተ ሳባ Nigista Saba), referred to in the Hebrew scriputures (Old Testament), Bible books of 1 Kings and 2 Chronicles, the New Testament, the Quran, and Ethiopian history, was the ruler of Sheba, an ancient kingdom mentioned in the Jewish scriptures (Old Testament). ... This article is about the Biblical character . ...

By January 1470 he had executed the fresco of Noah and his Family, followed by the Curse of Ham, the Building of the Tower of Babel (which contains portraits of Cosimo de' Medici, the young Lorenzo, Angelo Poliziano and others), the Destruction of Sodom, the Victory of Abraham, the Marriages of Rebecca and of Rachel, the Life of Moses, etc. In the Cappella Ammannati, facing a gate of the Campo Santo, he painted also an Adoration of the Magi, wherein appears a portrait of himself. This article is about the Biblical story. ... Jacopo Pontormo: posthumous portrait of Cosimo de Medici, 1518-1519: the laurel branch, il Broncone, was an impresa used also by his heirs. ... The exact same full name was also carried by his grandson Lorenzo (1492 - 1519), Duke of Urbino, with whom he is sometimes confused. ... Politian (also known as Angelo Poliziano or Angelo Ambrogini) (1454 - 1494) was an Italian classical scholar and poet. ... Sodom can refer to: Sodom and Gomorrah, Biblical cities Sodom (band), a German thrash metal band Sodom, an album by the band Sodom Sodom (Final Fight), a character from Street Fighter and Final Fight Il Sodoma, an Italian Mannerist painter (1477-1549) Sodom, South Georgia, a song by Iron & Wine... Adoration of the Magi by Bartolomé Estéban Murillo The Adoration of the Magi is the name traditionally given to a Christian religious scene in which the three Magi, almost always represented as kings, having found Jesus by following a star, lay before him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh...

Three Wise Men, fresco in the Magi Chapel of Palazzo Medici-Riccardi, Florence, 1459-1461.

All this enormous mass of work, in which Benozzo was probably assisted by Zanobi Macchiavelli, was performed, in addition to several other pictures during his stay in Pisa (including the Glory of St. Thomas Aquinas, now in the Louvre), in sixteen years, lasting up to 1485. This is the latest date which can with certainty be assigned to any work from his hand. Gozzoli died in Pistoia in 1497, perhaps of a pestilence. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x629, 144 KB) Benozzo Gozzolis Journey of the Magi, in the Medici-Ricardo Palace, Florence (1459–61) Source: http://paradoxplace. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x629, 144 KB) Benozzo Gozzolis Journey of the Magi, in the Medici-Ricardo Palace, Florence (1459–61) Source: http://paradoxplace. ... Adoration of the Magi by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo In Christian tradition the Magi, also known as the Three Wise Men, The Three Kings, or Kings from the east, are sometimes considered to be Median, perhaps Zoroastrian priests, who were also proficient in astrology from Ancient Persia. ... For other uses, see Fresco (disambiguation). ... Eastern Wall, the procession of the Magi. ... The Palazzo Medici, also called the Palazzo Medici-Riccardi, is a Renaissance palace located in Florence. ... Florence (or Firenze, Florentia and Fiorenza) is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany, and of the province of Florence. ... Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225 - March 7, 1274) was a Catholic philosopher and theologian in the scholastic tradition, who gave birth to the Thomistic school of philosophy, which was long the primary philosophical approach of the Roman Catholic Church. ... Pistoia (ancient Pistoria) is a city in the Tuscany region of Italy, the capital of a province of the same name, located about 30 km (18 mi) west and north of Florence. ... 1497 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1478 the Pisan authorities had given him, as a token of their regard, a tomb in the Campo Santo. He had likewise a house of his own in Pisa, and houses and land in Florence.

Detail

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Evaluation

According to the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition: "Gozzoli's art does not rival that of his greatest contemporaries, either in elevation or in strength, but it is attractive because of its sense of what is rich, lively and abundant in the appearances of people and objects. His landscapes, which are crowded with birds and animals, especially dogs, are more varied, and alluring than those of any predecessor; his compositions are crowded with figures, more characteristically true when happily and gracefully occupied than when the demands of the subject require tragic or dramatic intensity, or turmoil of action; his colours are bright and festive. Gozzoli's genius was, on the whole, more versatile and referential than particularly original; his drawings exhibited some imperfections, especially towards the edges, and in his draftmanship, and in the perspective of his elaborate buildings. In fresco-painting he used the technique of tempera. Of his untiring industry, the intensity of his work and the number of paintings produced are the most convincing proof...In rectitude of life he is said to have been worthy of his first master, Fra Angelico." Encyclopædia Britannica, the eleventh edition The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1910–1911) is perhaps the most famous edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica. ... A 1367 tempera on wood by Niccolò Semitecolo. ...

Major works

• The Rape of Helen (c. 1437-1439) - Tempera on panel, 51 x 61 cm, National Gallery, London
• Women at the Tomb (1440-1441) - Fresco, San Marco, Florence
• Adoration of the Magi (1440-1441) - Fresco, San Marco, Florence
• Madonna and Child Giving Blessings (1449) - Tempera on silk on a wooden mount, 254 x 130 cm, Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Rome
• Madonna and Child between St Francis and St Bernardine of Siena ((1450) - Fresco, San Fortunato, Montefalco
• St Fortunatus Enthroned (1450) - Fresco, 200 x 110 cm, San Fortunato, Montefalco
• Madonna and Child (1450) - Fresco, 250 x 135 cm, San Fortunato, Montefalco
• St. Anthony of Padua (1450s) - Panel, Santa Maria in Aracoeli, Rome
• Madonna della Cintola (1450) - Tempera on panel, 133 x 165 cm, Pinacoteca Vaticana, Vatican
• Madonna and Child Surrounded by Saints (1452) - Fresco, San Francesco, Cappella di San Gerolamo, Montefalco
• The Departure of St Jerome from Antioch (1452) - Fresco, Cappella di San Gerolamo, San Francesco, Montefalco
• St Jerome Pulling a Thorn from a Lion's Paw (1452) - Fresco, Cappella di San Gerolamo, San Francesco, Montefalco
• Madonna and Child with Sts Francis and Bernardine, and Fra Jacopo (c. 1452) - Tempera on panel, 34 x 54 cm, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
• Madonna and Child with Sts John the Baptist, Peter, Jerome, and Paul (1456) - Tempera on panel, 122 x 212 cm, Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria, Perugia
• Procession of the Magi (1459-1460) - Frescoes, Magi Chapel, Palazzo Medici Riccardi, Florence
• Madonna and Child (c. 1460) - Tempera on panel, 84.8 x 50.6 cm, Institute of Arts, Detroit
• Purification Altarpiece (1461) - Tempera on panel, 158 x 171 cm, National Gallery, London
• St. Dominic Reuscitates Napoleone Orsini (1461) - Tempera on panel, 25 x 35 cm, Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan
• Fall of Simon Magus (1461-1462) - Tempera on panel, 24 x 35,5 cm, Royal Collection, Hampton Court
• The Dance of Salome (1461-1462) - Tempera on panel, 23.8 x 34.3 cm, National Gallery of Art, Washington
• Histories of St. Augustine (1464-1465) - Frescoes, Sant'Agostino, San Gimignano
• Four Evangelists (1464-1465) - Fresco, Sant'Agostino, San Gimignano
• Saints (1464-1465) - Frescoes, Sant'Agostino, San Gimignano
• St. Sebastian Intercessor (1464-1466) - Fresco, 527 x 248 cm, Sant'Agostino, San Gimignano
• Martyrdom of St Sebastian (1465) - Tempera on panel, 525 x 378 cm, Collegiate Church, San Gimignano
• Mystical Marriage of St. Catherine (1466) - Tempera on panel, 90 x 50 cm, Pinacoteca Comunale, Terni
• Madonna and Child between Sts. Andrew and Prosper (Madonna dell'Umiltà; 1466) - Tempera on panel, 137 x 138 cm, Museo Civico, San Gimignano
• Triumph of St. Thomas Aquinas (1471) - Tempera on panel, 230 x 102 cm, Musée du Louvre, Paris
• The Vintage and Drunkenness of Noah (1469-1484) - Fresco, Camposanto, Pisa
• Histories of the Holy Virgin (1484) - Transferred frescoes, Biblioteca Comunale, Castelfiorentino
• Descent from the Cross (1491) - Oil on canvas, 180 x 300 cm, Museo Horne, Florence

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References

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an overview of Gozzoli's life and work

• Dale Kent, Cosimo de' Medici and the Florentine Renaissance (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2000).
• Franco Cardini, The Chapel of the Magi in Palazzo Medici (Firenze: Mandragora, 2001).
• Roger J. Crum, "Roberto Martelli, the Council of Florence, and the Medici Palace Chapel", Zeitschrift & Kunstgeschichte, 59 (1996).
• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.

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