Andrea di Cione di Arcangelo (c. 1308 – 25 August 1368), better known as Orcagna, was an Italian painter, sculptor, and architect active in

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. He worked as a consultant at the Florence Cathedral and supervised the construction of the façade at the Orvieto Cathedral. His ''Strozzi Altarpiece'' (1354–57) is noted as defining a new role for

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as a source of Catholic doctrine and papal authority.

Works

Orcagna's works include: * "Altarpiece of the Redeemer" (1354–57) in the ''Strozzi di Mantova'' Chapel at

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, Florence * The tabernacle in

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(finished 1359) which was regarded as "the most perfect work of its kind in Italian Gothic". * His fresco ''The Triumph of Death'' inspired

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's masterwork ''

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''. * His fresco ''Crucifixion'' with a multitude of angels surrounding the cross, portrayed on a dark background and a few fragments of the Last Supper (1365). The mosaic decoration and the rose window of the cathedral of Orvieto is attributed to Orcagna, who had become Master of the Works in 1359.

Pupils

Among Orcagna's pupils and legacy were: * Nello di Vanni, a

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n painter of the 14th century, who also worked for the Campo Santo. Nello di Vanni is conjectured to be identical with Bernardo Nello or Giovanni Falcone. *

Tommaso del Mazza Tommaso del Mazza, also known as the Master of Santa Verdiana, (active 1377–1392) was an Italian painter. Biography He trained in Florence, initially in the studio of Andrea Orcagna, but later with his brother Jacopo di Cione. He painted in ...

, called Tomasso di Marco 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, Sculp ...

Jacopo di Cione Jacopo di Cione (c. 1325 – c. 1399) was an Italian Gothic period painter in the Republic of Florence. Life and career Born in Florence between 1320 and 1330, he is closely associated with his three older brothers Andrea di Cione di Arcang ...

, brother of Andrea and mainly sculptor and architectVasari, page 610.

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