Rosso Fiorentino

Italian Mannerist Painter, ca.1495-1540 Born in Florence Italy with the red hair that gave him his nickname, Rosso first trained in the studio of Andrea del Sarto alongside his contemporary, Pontormo. In late 1523, Rosso moved to Rome, where he was exposed to the works of Michelangelo, Raphael, and other Renaissance artists, resulting in the realignment of his artistic style. Fleeing Rome after the Sacking of 1527, Rosso eventually went to France where he secured a position at the court of Francis I in 1530, remaining there until his death. Together with Francesco Primaticcio, Rosso was one of the leading artists to work at the Chateau Fontainebleau as part of the "First School of Fontainebleau", spending much of his life there. Following his death in 1540 (which, according to an unsubstantiated claim by Vasari, was a suicide ), Francesco Primaticcio took charge of the artistic direction at Fontainebleau. Rosso's reputation, along those of other stylized late Renaissance Florentines, was long out of favour in comparison to other more naturalistic and graceful contemporaries, but has revived considerably in recent decades. That his masterpiece is in a small city, away from the tourist track, was a factor in this, especially before the arrival of photography. His poses are certainly contorted, and his figures often appear haggard and thin, but his work has considerable power.


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Rosso Fiorentino Portrait of a Young Woman oil


Portrait of a Young Woman
Painting ID::  3626
Portrait of a Young Woman
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
Galleria_degli_Uffizi,_Florence
   
   
     

Rosso Fiorentino Macabre Allegory oil


Macabre Allegory
Painting ID::  3627
Macabre Allegory
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
Galleria_degli_Uffizi,_Florence
   
   
     

Rosso Fiorentino The Dead Christ Watched Over by Angels oil


The Dead Christ Watched Over by Angels
Painting ID::  3628
The Dead Christ Watched Over by Angels
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Museum_of_Fine_Arts,_Boston
   
   
     

Rosso Fiorentino Deposition from the Cross oil


Deposition from the Cross
Painting ID::  3629
Deposition from the Cross
San Lorenzo, Sansepolcro
San_Lorenzo,_Sansepolcro
   
   
     

Rosso Fiorentino Deposition from the Cross oil


Deposition from the Cross
Painting ID::  3630
Deposition from the Cross
Pinacoteca Civica, Volterra
Pinacoteca_Civica,_Volterra
   
   
     

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     Rosso Fiorentino
     Italian Mannerist Painter, ca.1495-1540 Born in Florence Italy with the red hair that gave him his nickname, Rosso first trained in the studio of Andrea del Sarto alongside his contemporary, Pontormo. In late 1523, Rosso moved to Rome, where he was exposed to the works of Michelangelo, Raphael, and other Renaissance artists, resulting in the realignment of his artistic style. Fleeing Rome after the Sacking of 1527, Rosso eventually went to France where he secured a position at the court of Francis I in 1530, remaining there until his death. Together with Francesco Primaticcio, Rosso was one of the leading artists to work at the Chateau Fontainebleau as part of the "First School of Fontainebleau", spending much of his life there. Following his death in 1540 (which, according to an unsubstantiated claim by Vasari, was a suicide ), Francesco Primaticcio took charge of the artistic direction at Fontainebleau. Rosso's reputation, along those of other stylized late Renaissance Florentines, was long out of favour in comparison to other more naturalistic and graceful contemporaries, but has revived considerably in recent decades. That his masterpiece is in a small city, away from the tourist track, was a factor in this, especially before the arrival of photography. His poses are certainly contorted, and his figures often appear haggard and thin, but his work has considerable power.

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