Santi di Tito (5 December 1536 – 25 July 1603) was one of the most influential and leading

Italian painters Following is a list of Italian painters (in alphabetical order) who are notable for their art. A *Niccolò dell'Abbate (1509/12–1571) *Giuseppe Abbati (1836–1868) *Angiolo Achini (1850–1930) *Pietro Adami (c. 1730) *Livio Agresti (1508 ...

of the proto-

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style – what is sometimes referred to as "Counter-Maniera" or Counter-Mannerism.

Biography

He was born in

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, then its own city-state. There is little documentation to support the alleged training under

Bronzino Agnolo di Cosimo (; 17 November 150323 November 1572), usually known as Bronzino ( it, Il Bronzino ) or Agnolo Bronzino, was an Italian Mannerist painter from Florence. His sobriquet, ''Bronzino'', may refer to his relatively dark skin or reddis ...

Baccio Bandinelli Baccio Bandinelli (also called Bartolommeo Brandini; 12 November 1493 – shortly before 7 February 1560), was an Italian Renaissance sculptor, draughtsman, and painter. Biography Bandinelli was the son of a prominent Florentine goldsmith, ...

. From 1558 to 1564, he worked in Rome on

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es in Palazzo Salviati and the Sala Grande of the Belvedere (''Homage of the People'') alongside Giovanni de' Vecchi and

Niccolò Circignani Niccolò Circignani (c. 1517/1524 – after 1596) was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance or Mannerist period. Biography Born in Pomarance, he is one of three Italian painters called Pomarancio. His first works are documented from th ...

. He acquired a classical trait, described as ''

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 ...

esque'' by S. J. Freedberg. This style contrasted with the reigning ornate Roman painterliness of Federico and

Taddeo Zuccari Taddeo Zuccaro (or Zuccari) (1 September 15292 September 1566) was an Italian painter, one of the most popular members of the Roman mannerist school. Biography Zuccaro was born in Sant'Angelo in Vado, near Urbino, the son of Ottaviano Zuccaro, ...

or their Florentine equivalents:

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 ...

Alessandro Allori Alessandro di Cristofano di Lorenzo del Bronzino Allori (Florence, 31 May 153522 September 1607) was an Italian painter of the late Mannerist Florentine school. Biography In 1540, after the death of his father, Allori was brought up and train ...

, and

. After returning to Florence in 1564, he joined the

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. He contributed two conventionally

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paintings for the Duke's study and laboratory, the

Studiolo of Francesco I The Studiolo is a small painting-encrusted barrel-vaulted room in the Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy. It was commissioned by Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany. It was completed for the duke from 1570 to 1572, by teams of artists under ...

in the

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. This artistic project was partly overseen by

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 ...

. These paintings – the ''Sisters of Fetonte (Phaeton)'' and ''Hercules and Iole'' – like many of those in the studiolo, are stylized and overcrowded. Baldinucci recounts that Santi completely rejected the ''maniera'' of Bronzino, and embraced a classical Reformist and naturalistic style.F. Baldinucci, Notizie dei professori del disegno da Cimabue in qua, (1681-1728) 2, pp. 540-544., ed. by F. Ranalli, Florence 1845-1847. Santi went on to contribute a ''Sacra Conversazione'' for the Ognissanti and painted two altarpieces for Santa Croce in Florence: a crowded but monumental ''Resurrection'' (1570–74), and a creatively inspired and decorous ''Supper at Emmaus'' (1574). Santi also painted a ''Resurrection of Lazarus'' for

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; a ''Madonna'' for

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; a ''Burial of Christ'' for S. Giuseppe; a ''Baptism of Christ by St John'' for the Corsini palace,

. Santi died in Florence on July 23, 1603. Santi's mature style is reflected in his masterpiece of the ''Vision of Saint Thomas Aquinas'', also known as ''Saint Thomas Dedicating His Works to Christ'' located in the church of

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in Florence. It expresses a simple, pious gesture that appeared to have been lost from the courtly sensibility of Italian painting since the days of

, while maintaining the brittle, demarcated colour that is classic of Tuscan works. The work has an earnest fervour lacking in his earlier mannerist works, which sometimes appear like a collection of posed statues over-painted with skin hues. This new contra-maniera style finds some echoes in the rising Bolognese Baroque style of the

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. Among his pupils were Ludovico

Cigoli Lodovico Cardi (21 September 1559 – 8 June 1613), also known as Cigoli, was an Italian painter and architect of the late Mannerist and early Baroque period, trained and active in his early career in Florence, and spending the last nine years ...

, the leading painter of art Reform in late sixteenth and early seventeenth century Florence. Another pupil named

Francesco Mochi Francesco Mochi (29 July 1580 – 6 February 1654) was an Italian early-Baroque sculptor active mostly in Rome and Orvieto. He was born in Montevarchi and died in Rome. His early training was with the anti-Mannerist Florentine painter Santi d ...

became a prominent sculptor in the

style and created, among other pieces, the colossal ''

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'', in the crossing of

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Works

;Paintings *''Resurrection of Lazarus'' (1576) -

Santa Maria Novella Santa Maria Novella is a church in Florence, Italy, situated opposite, and lending its name to, the city's main railway station. Chronologically, it is the first great basilica in Florence, and is the city's principal Dominican church. The chu ...

, Florence *''Sacred Conversation'' *''Annunciation'' (1576) -

, Florence *''Sisters of Phaeton'' (1572) -

, Florence *''Hercules and Iole'' (1572) -

, Florence *''Pietà with Saints and Military Officer'' -

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, Florence *''Holy Family with St. Elizabeth and John the Baptist' *''Tobie and the Angel'' (circa 1575) -

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*''Doubting Thomas'' (1583) - Duomo,

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*''Crucifixion'' (1588) - Santa Croce, Florence *''Marriage at Cana'' (1593) - Villa I Collazzi, near

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*''Supper at Emmaus'' (1588) - Sant Croce *''Annunciation'' (1602) - Santa Maria Novella *''Four ages of Woman and the Written Law'' - Musee Fesch,

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* ''Christ'' - Mykolas Zilinskas Art Museum,

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*''Rebecca and Eliezer at the Well'' -

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, Austin, Texas ;Architecture * San Tommaso d'Aquino oratory, in Florence *Saint Micheal Rotunda, in Petrognano *

Palazzo Nonfinito The Palazzo Nonfinito (Italian language, Italian: lit. ''Unfinished Palace'') is a Mannerism, Mannerist-style palace located on Via del Proconsolo #12, (corner with Via del Corso) in central Florence, region of Tuscany, Italy. Begun in 1593 using d ...

staircase, in Florence * Palazzo Dardinelli-Fenzi, in Florence *Palazzo Zanchini-Corbinelli, in Florence *Palazzo di Santi di Tito (own house), in Florence * San Michele Convent (Villa di Doccia), near

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*Villa di Motrone, in

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(Florence) *Villa dei Collazzi, in Giogoli (

) *Villa Le Corti, in San Casciano

Gallery

Santi di tito, allegoria dell'estate.JPG, ''Allegory of the State'' (Pushkin Museum) Santi di Tito Hercules y Omfale Studiolo.jpg, ''Hercules and Omphalus'',

Santi di Tito El paso del Mar rojo Studiolo.jpg, ''Crossing Red Sea'',

Santi di Tito 001.jpg, ''Sisters of Phaeton'',

Santi di Tito Adoration of the Magi.jpg, Adoration of Magi, Church of St. Mary in

Krzeszowice Krzeszowice (german: 1941-45 Kressendorf) is a town in southern Poland, situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship. As of 2004, its population was 9,993. Krzeszowice belongs to ''Kraków Metropolitan Area'', and lies 25 kilometers west of the ...

Santi di Tito - The Annunciation - Walters 371677.jpg, ''Annunciation'' Duomo di sansepolcro, interno, santi di tito, incredulità di san tommaso.JPG, ''Incredulity of Thomas'' Eglise di Saint Eustache, Santi di Tito, Tobia e l'Angelo.JPG, ''Tobias and Angel'',

Ognissanti, Santi di Tito, Sacra covesazione.JPG, ''Sacred Conversation'' (

Ognissanti, Florence The chiesa di San Salvatore di Ognissanti or more simply chiesa di Ognissanti (; "Church of All Saints"), is a Franciscan church located on the piazza of the same name in central Florence, region of Tuscany, Italy. Founded by the lay order of th ...

) Ognissanti, altare dell'assunta, santi di tito e maso da san friano, assunta 02.JPG, ''Assumption of Virgin'' (with

Maso da San Friano Maso da San Friano (1536–1571) was an Italian painter active in Florence. His real name was Tomaso D'Antonio Manzuoli. He was born in San Friano and died in Florence. According to Giorgio Vasari, Maso was a pupil of Pier Francesco Foschi whi ...

, in Ognissanti)

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