Mariotto di Bindo di Biagio Albertinelli (13 October 1474 – 5 November 1515) was an

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painter Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ai ...

active in

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. He was a close friend and collaborator of

Fra Bartolomeo Fra Bartolomeo or Bartolommeo (, , ; 28 March 1472 – 31 October 1517), also known as Bartolommeo di Pagholo, Bartolommeo di S. Marco, and his original nickname Baccio della Porta, was an Italian Renaissance painter of religious subjects. ...

.Ludovico Borgo and Margot Borgo.
Albertinelli, Mariotto.
Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 20 May 2016 Some of his works have been described as "archaic" or "conservative"; others are considered exemplary of the grandiose classicism of High Renaissance art.

Life and work

Albertinelli was born in

to a local gold beater. He was a pupil of

Cosimo Rosselli Cosimo Rosselli (; 1439–1507) was an Italian painter of the Quattrocento, active mainly in his birthplace of Florence, but also in Pisa earlier in his career and in 1481–82 in the Sistine Chapel in Rome, where he painted some of the large ...

, in whose workshop he met Baccio della Porta, later known as

. The two were so close that in 1494 they formed a "compagnia," or partnership, in which they operating a joint studio and divided the profits of anything produced within it. The partnership lasted until 1500, when Baccio joined the Dominican order and spent two years in cloister. Albertinelli Franciabigio Vièrge et saints

Albertinelli Franciabigio Vièrge et saints

At the beginning of his career Albertinelli was placed on retainer by

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, the wife of Piero II de’ Medici and mother of

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. His works from this period all small-scale works executed in a minute, delicate technique and a style derived from the works of Rosselli's main pupil

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as well as

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and

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. Like many Florentine painters, Albertinelli was also receptive to the influence of contemporary Flemish painting.Federico Zeri, with the assistance of Elizabeth E. Gardner, ''Italian Paintings: Florentine School''
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, pp. 188–189 Albertinelli's earliest works include a small triptych of the ''Madonna and Child with Saints Catherine and Barbara'' (1500) at the

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, Milan, and another triptych of the Madonna and Child with Saints, Angels and Various Religious Scenes at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in

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. The several panels with ''Scenes from Genesis,'' at the

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in London, Strossmayer Gallery in

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and

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, probably also date from this period. In 1503 Albertinelli signed and dated his best-known work, an altarpiece for the chapel of Sant'Elisabetta della congrega dei Preti in San Michele alle Trombe, Florence (now in the

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). The central panel of this work depicts the Visitation and the predella the Annunciation, Nativity, and Circumcision of Christ. The pyramidal composition, classical background architecture and pronounced contrasts of light and dark make the painting a quintessential example of High Renaissance art. Mariotto Albertinelli - Creation and Fall of Man

Mariotto Albertinelli - Creation and Fall of Man

Also in 1503 Albertinelli entered a new partnership with

Giuliano Bugiardini Giuliano di Piero di Simone Bugiardini (29 January 1475 – 17 February 1555) was an Italian Renaissance painter. He was born and was mainly active in Florence."Bugiardini, Giuliano." Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. ...

, which lasted until 1509, when Albertinelli resumed his partnership with Fra Bartolomeo. At this point Fra Bartolomeo and Albertinelli practiced similar styles and occasionally collaborated. For example, the ''Kress Tondo'', now in the

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, was previously attributed to Fra Bartolomeo but is now thought to be the work of Albertinelli using Fra Bartolomeo's cartoon, or scaled-preparatory drawing.Mariotto Albertinelli. ''The Visitation''
at Sotheby's The ''Annunciation'' at the Musée d'Art et d'Histoire in Geneva is signed and dated (1511) by both artists. The partnership was terminated in January 1513, as reported in a document stipulating the division of the workshop's properties. According to

Giorgio Vasari Giorgio Vasari (, also , ; 30 July 1511 – 27 June 1574) was an Italian Renaissance Master, who worked as a painter, architect, engineer, writer, and historian, who is best known for his work ''The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculpt ...

's ''

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'' of Albertinelli, the painter lived as a libertine and was fond of good living and women. Albertinelli reportedly had experienced financial problems and operated a tavern to supplement his income as a painter. At the end of his life he was unable to repay some of his debts, including one to

Raphael Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, better known as Raphael (; or ; March 28 or April 6, 1483April 6, 1520), was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. List of works by Raphael, His work is admired for its clarity of form, ease of ...

. His wife Antonia, whom he married in 1506, repaid some of his loans. Among his many students were

Franciabigio Franciabigio (1482 – 24 January 1525) was an Italian painter of the Florentine Renaissance. His true name may have been Francesco di Cristofano; he is also referred to as either Marcantonio Franciabigio or Francia Bigio. Life and career He wa ...

Jacopo da Pontormo Jacopo Carucci (May 24, 1494 – January 2, 1557), usually known as ''Jacopo da Pontormo'', ''Jacopo Pontormo'', or simply Pontormo, was an Italian Mannerist painter and portraitist from the Florentine School. His work represents a profound sty ...

, and

Innocenzo da Imola Innocenzo (di Pietro) Francucci (c. 1490 – c. 1550), generally known as Innocenzo da Imola, was an Italian painter and draftsman. Biography The son of a goldsmith named Pietro, he was born in Imola sometime around 1490. After presuma ...

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