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Biography
Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia ( c. 1403 – 1482) was an Italy|Italian painter, working primarily in Siena . He may have apprenticed with Taddeo di Bartolo , becoming a prolific painter and illustrator of manuscripts, including Dante 's texts.
He was one of the most important painters of the 15th century Sienese school. His early works show the influence of earlier Sienese masters, but his later style was more individual, characterized by cold, harsh colours and elongated forms. His style also took on the influence of International Gothic artists such as Gentile da Fabriano . Many of his works have an unusual dreamlike atmosphere, such as the surrealistic Miracle of St. Nicholas of Tolentino painted about 1455 and now housed in the Philadelphia Museum of Art , while his last works, particularly Last Judgment, Heaven, and Hell from about 1465 and Assumption painted in 1475, both at Pinacoteca , Siena , are grotesque treatments of their lofty subjects. Giovanni's reputation declined after his death but was revived in the 20th century.
Selected works
Madonna and Child with Angels (1426)
Madonna of humility (1435). Pinacoteca Nazionale (Siena)|Pinacoteca Nazionale , Siena
Saint Ansanus Baptizing (1440s). Christian Museum (Hungary)|Christian Museum , Esztergom , Hungary
Saint Michael the Archangel (1440) Pinacoteca Vaticana, Vatican Museums|Vatican City , Rome
The Creation and the Expulsion from the Paradise (1445). Metropolitan Museum of Art , New York , United States
Madonna and Child with Two Angels and a Donor (1445). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Saints Clare and Elizabeth of Hungary (144). Private collection.
Madonna and Child with Saints (1445). Uffizi Gallery , Florence
Saint John The Baptist in Prison Visited by Two Disciples (1445/60). The Art Institute of Chicago , United States
Saint Stephen Suckled by a Doe (1450). Santo Stefano alla Lizza, Siena
Saint John the Baptist Goes into the Wilderness (1454). The Art Institute of Chicago
Saint Nicholas of Tolentino Saving a Ship (1455). Philadelphia Museum of Art , United States
Coronation of the Virgin (1455). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Nativity (1460s). Christian Museum, Esztergom
Saint Catherine before the Pope at Avignon (1460). Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza , Madrid , Spain
The Adoration of the Magi (1462). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Madona and Christ at Throne (c.1462-1465). National Museum of Serbia , Belgrade , Serbia
Last Judgment, Heaven, and Hell (1465). Pinacoteca, Siena
Saint Catherine of Siena Exchanging her Heart with Christ (1475). Private collection http://www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/viewOne.asp? dep=11& viewmode=1& item=1997.117.3 METmuseum.org
Assumption of the Virgin (1475). Pinacoteca, Siena
References
External links
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http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/giovanni_di_paolo.html Links to other biographies and images of work at ArtCyclopedia.com
http://www.worldofdante.org/ WorldofDante.org, Giovanni di PaoloDante illustrations in Yates Thompson 36
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