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Gherardo di Giovanni di Miniato del Fora (1445–1497), was an Italian painter and illuminator.
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Gherardo di Giovanni di Miniato del Fora
on Artnet 1445 births 1497 deaths 15th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Painters from Florence {{Italy-painter-15thC-stub
Gherardo di Giovanni di Miniato del Fora (1445–1497), was an Italian painter and illuminator.
Biography
He was born in Florence as the son of the sculptor Giovanni di Miniato del Fora.Gherardo di Giovanni di Miniato del Forain the
RKD
The Netherlands Institute for Art History or RKD (Dutch: RKD-Nederlands Instituut voor Kunstgeschiedenis), previously Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie (RKD), is located in The Hague and is home to the largest art history center i ...
He inherited his father's nickname of "Del Fora" in the history books. He is also known as "Master of the Triumph of Chastity". Besides paintings such as ''Christ and the Virgin Mary Interceding for Humanity
''Christ and the Virgin Mary Interceding for Humanity'' is a c.1490 oil and tempera on panel painting by Gherardo di Giovanni del Fora, a painter from the entourage of Domenico Ghirlandaio. It is now in the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, which b ...
'', he is known for miniatures, mosaics, and jewelry. He had many commissions for members of the Medici family in Florence and also worked for King Matthias Corvinus
Matthias Corvinus, also called Matthias I ( hu, Hunyadi Mátyás, ro, Matia/Matei Corvin, hr, Matija/Matijaš Korvin, sk, Matej Korvín, cz, Matyáš Korvín; ), was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1458 to 1490. After conducting several m ...
in Hungary. His landscapes show the influence of Early Netherlandish painters.
He died in Florence.
References
*Gherardo di Giovanni di Miniato del Fora
on Artnet 1445 births 1497 deaths 15th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Painters from Florence {{Italy-painter-15thC-stub