Andrea (‘dAnqiolo) del Sarto (Italian, 1487-1531)
“The Madonna of the Harpies”
Oil on canvas
20 x 8 inches
(50.8 x 20.3 cm)
Andrea del Sarto (Italian: 1486–1530) was an Italian painter from Florence, whose career flourished during the High Renaissance and early Mannerism. Though highly regarded during his lifetime as an artist senza errori (“without errors”), his renown was eclipsed after his death by that of his contemporaries, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael. Andrea del Sarto was born Andrea d'Agnolo di Francesco di Luca di Paolo del Migliore in Florence on 16 July 1486. Since his father, Agnolo, was a tailor (Italian: sarto), he became known as “del Sarto” (meaning “tailor's son”).
CL 102794-91 322101-2
@NB-1040 #18
OM-294
