Baldassare Peruzzi facts for kids
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Baldassare Peruzzi
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Portrait of Baldassare Peruzzi from Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects by Giorgio Vasari, edition of 1568.
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Baldassare Tommaso Peruzzi
7 March 1481 Siena, Republic of Siena
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| Died | 6 January 1536 (aged 54) |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Known for | Painting, Architecture |
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Notable work
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Decoration of Villa Farnesina Palazzo Massimo alle Colonne |
| Movement | High Renaissance Mannerism |
Baldassare Tommaso Peruzzi (born March 7, 1481 – died January 6, 1536) was a talented Italian architect and painter. He was born in a small town near Siena, Italy, and later passed away in Rome.
Peruzzi worked alongside famous artists like Bramante and Raphael. He even helped build the new St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. After a major event called the Sack of Rome (1527), he went back to his hometown of Siena. There, he worked as the city's architect. He designed new defenses for Siena and planned a large dam on the Bruna River. By 1535, he moved back to Rome for good. He was buried in the Pantheon, close to Raphael.
He also painted beautiful frescoes in the Chapel of St John the Baptist inside the Duomo of Siena.
Baldassare Peruzzi had two sons. His son, Giovanni Sallustio, also became an architect. His other son, Onorio, learned painting from his father. Onorio later became a priest and stopped painting for a while.
Designing the Villa Farnesina
Many art experts believe Baldassare Peruzzi designed the Villa Farnesina in Rome. This beautiful villa has two wings that extend from a main hall. It features simple pilasters (flat columns) and a decorative band on the outside.
Peruzzi also painted some of the frescoes inside the villa. A great example is the Sala delle Prospettive, or "Hall of Perspectives." In this room, Peruzzi used a special painting technique. He made the walls look like an open-air terrace. It seems as if you are looking out over a continuous landscape.
The paintings on the outside of the villa have mostly faded away. However, we know about them from old drawings. Many artists worked on decorating this villa by the Tiber River. The paintings were inspired by ancient Roman art, not Christian ideas. Raphael designed the famous story of Amor and Psyche here. Peruzzi himself painted the sky on a glass ceiling. He included the zodiac signs, planets, and other stars.
Other Artistic Works
Peruzzi created a mosaic ceiling for the church of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, Rome. This mosaic shows the Saviour. Other paintings by him can be found in churches like Sant'Onofrio and San Pietro in Montorio.
His later works show how much he improved over time. Examples include the "Madonna with Saints" in Santa Maria della Pace in Rome. Another is the fresco of Augustus and the Tiburtine Sibyl in Siena. Peruzzi loved decorative art and greatly influenced it. He did this through his own paintings and by creating designs for other artists.
Even though he is known as an architect, Peruzzi loved to draw. His amazing pen and ink drawings for St. Peter's Basilica are kept in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. He was especially famous for his detailed studies of ancient buildings. You can see this in his work "The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine."
His last great building was the Palazzo Massimo alle Colonne (built in 1535). This palace is famous for its curved front and clever design. Its outside details show a style called Mannerist.
Peruzzi left many of his drawings to his student, Sebastiano Serlio. Serlio used these drawings in his own Books of Architecture. These books were published in Venice starting in the 1530s.
Images for kids
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Bust and Epitaph in the Rotunda of the Pantheon, Rome, Italy.
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Façade of Palazzo Massimo alle Colonne.
See also
In Spanish: Baldassarre Peruzzi para niños
