Bicci di Lorenzo facts for kids
Bicci di Lorenzo (1373–1452) was an Italian artist from Florence. He was a painter and sculptor during the early Renaissance period. His artworks often showed religious scenes and important people.
Who Was Bicci di Lorenzo?
Bicci di Lorenzo was born in Florence in 1373. His father, Lorenzo di Bicci, was also a painter. Bicci learned art in his father's workshop.
He got married in 1418. In 1424, he officially joined the Guild of Painters in Florence. This was an important group for artists. His son, Neri di Bicci, also became a painter. Neri later took over the family art workshop. Bicci di Lorenzo passed away in Florence in 1452. He was buried in the church of Santa Maria del Carmine.
His Art and Famous Works
Bicci di Lorenzo started his career working with his father. They often painted frescoes, which are paintings done on wet plaster walls. He received many important art jobs.
Some of his big projects included:
- Painting frescoes of famous people for the powerful Medici family. This was for their home, the Palazzo Medici.
- Creating frescoes of the apostles for the Opera del Duomo. This group managed the Florence Cathedral.
- Painting a picture of Saints Cosmas and Damian. He also painted frescoes about the church's opening for Sant'Egidio. This was in the hospital of Santa Maria Nuova.
Some of his well-known artworks include:
- An Enthroned Madonna painting. You can see it now in the National Gallery at Parma.
- The Three Scenes from the Life of St Nicholas. This is a triptych, which is a painting with three panels. It is in the cathedral of Fiesole.
- A Nativity painting. This artwork is in the church of San Giovannino dei Cavalieri in Florence.
He also painted the entrance to the Compagni chapel. This chapel is inside the church of Santa Trinita. Around Florence, you can find his frescoes in places like the Oratory of Sant'Antonio Abate, Pescia, Empoli, and Lastra a Signa. Two of his panel paintings, Saints John the Baptist and Miniato and Saint Anthony and Saint Stephen, are in the Legion of Honor Museum in San Francisco.
See also
In Spanish: Bicci di Lorenzo para niños
