Probably painted for Lorenzo dei Medici. Later in the Villa of Duke Cosimo at Castello. Removed to the Gallery 1779.
Probably painted for Lorenzo dei Medici. Later in the Villa of Duke Cosimo at Castello. Removed to the Gallery 1779.
Holy Family.Tondo. [No. 1291.]
Originally in the "Audienza dei Capitani," later in the "Stanza del Provveditore."
Originally in the "Audienza dei Capitani," later in the "Stanza del Provveditore."
Predella.[No. 1298.]
1. The Annunciation. 2. The Nativity. 3. The Adoration of the Magi.From the church of Santa Lucia, Montepulciano.
1. The Annunciation. 2. The Nativity. 3. The Adoration of the Magi.
From the church of Santa Lucia, Montepulciano.
FOIANO (near Sinalunga), COLLEGIATA.
Coronation of the Virgin.1523. Oil. 6 ft. 11 in. × 5 ft. 7 in.
Predella.(Two scenes only by Signorelli.)
LORETO, CHURCH OF THE SANTA CASA.
Frescoes.Probably finished before 1484.
(Left Sacristy) "Della Cura." (In the cupola) Angels, Evangelists, and Fathers of the Church. (Walls) Apostles, Incredulity of S. Thomas. (Over door) Conversion of Saul. (Nave) Medallions ingrisailleof Prophets and Fathers of the Church.
(Left Sacristy) "Della Cura." (In the cupola) Angels, Evangelists, and Fathers of the Church. (Walls) Apostles, Incredulity of S. Thomas. (Over door) Conversion of Saul. (Nave) Medallions ingrisailleof Prophets and Fathers of the Church.
MILAN, BRERA.
Madonna and Saints.1508. Oil. 8 ft. 2 in. × 6 ft. 2½ in. [No. 197bis.]
From the church of S. Francesco, Arcevia. First brought to the Gallery 1811. In 1815 removed to the church at Figino, near Milan. Replaced in the Gallery 1892.Inscribed:LVCAS SIGNORELLI P. CORTONA(on the back of the throne),IACOBI SIMONIS PHILIPPINIS AERE DEO ET DIVÆ MARIAE DICATVM FR: BERNARDINO VIGNATO GVARDIANO PROCVRANTE. MDVIII.
From the church of S. Francesco, Arcevia. First brought to the Gallery 1811. In 1815 removed to the church at Figino, near Milan. Replaced in the Gallery 1892.
Inscribed:LVCAS SIGNORELLI P. CORTONA(on the back of the throne),IACOBI SIMONIS PHILIPPINIS AERE DEO ET DIVÆ MARIAE DICATVM FR: BERNARDINO VIGNATO GVARDIANO PROCVRANTE. MDVIII.
From the church of Santa Maria del Mercato, Fabriano."The Flagellation" inscribed:OPVS LVCE CORTONENSIS.
From the church of Santa Maria del Mercato, Fabriano.
"The Flagellation" inscribed:OPVS LVCE CORTONENSIS.
MONTE OLIVETO (near Asciano), CLOISTERS.
Frescoes.1497.
Eight scenes from the life of S. Benedict.
Eight scenes from the life of S. Benedict.
MORRA (near Città di Castello), S. CRESCENZIANO.
Crucifixion.Fresco.
Flagellation.Fresco.
ORVIETO, CATHEDRAL, CHAPEL OF THE MADONNA DI S. BRIZIO, FORMERLY CAPPELLA NUOVA.
Frescoes.1499-1504.
(Six compartments in Vaulting): 1. Apostles; 2. Signs of the Passion; 3. Martyrs (design of Fra Angelico); 4. Virgins; 5. Patriarchs; 6. Fathers of the Church. (Four large frescoes): 1. Antichrist; 2. Crowning of the Elect; 3. Damnation; 4. Resurrection. (Window Wall): R. Hell; L. Heaven. (Round the Portal): Signs of Destruction. (Lower Walls): Pietà; Portraits of Poets; Medallions ingrisaille.
(Six compartments in Vaulting): 1. Apostles; 2. Signs of the Passion; 3. Martyrs (design of Fra Angelico); 4. Virgins; 5. Patriarchs; 6. Fathers of the Church. (Four large frescoes): 1. Antichrist; 2. Crowning of the Elect; 3. Damnation; 4. Resurrection. (Window Wall): R. Hell; L. Heaven. (Round the Portal): Signs of Destruction. (Lower Walls): Pietà; Portraits of Poets; Medallions ingrisaille.
ORVIETO, OPERA DEL DUOMO.
S. Maria Maddalena.1504. Oil. 5 ft. 11 in. × 3 ft. 11 in.
Originally painted for the Cathedral.Inscribed on the upper part of the frame:CECCARELLEVS. DE. APVIDVTIS—ET RVFINVS ANTONII.—On the lower:CONSERVAT. PA. PACIS. CONSERVATRICI. EX. SE CONSVLTO. M.D.IIII.
Originally painted for the Cathedral.
Inscribed on the upper part of the frame:
CECCARELLEVS. DE. APVIDVTIS—ET RVFINVS ANTONII.—
On the lower:
CONSERVAT. PA. PACIS. CONSERVATRICI. EX. SE CONSVLTO. M.D.IIII.
Portraits of Signorelli and Niccolò Franceschi.[No. 1504.] Tempera on brick. 1 ft. × 1 ft. 3½ in.
Inscribed on the draperies:LVCAandNICOLAVS.On the back, probably by Signorelli at the request of Niccolò Franceschi, the Treasurer of the Works:LVCAS SIGNORELLVS. NATIONE YTALYS. PATRIA CORTONẼSIS. ARTE PICTVRE EXIMIVS. MERITO APELLI CONPARÃDVS. SVB REGIMINE ET STIPENDIO NICOLAI FRÃCH. EIVSDẼ NATIONIS PATRIE VRBEVETANE. CAMERARII FABRICE. HVIVS BASYLICE SACELLṼ HOC VIRGINI DICATṼ IVDICII FINALIS ORDINE FIGVRADṼ PSPICVE PINSIT CVPIDVSQ ĨMORTALITATIS VTRIVSQ EFFIGIẼ ATFRGO LITTERARṼ HARṼ NATVRALITER MIRA EFFĨSIT ARTE. ALEXANDRO . VIº . PON . MAX . SEDENTE . ET MAXIMIANO. IIII . INPERIANTE AÑO SALVTIS MºCCCCCº. TER̃IO KALENDAS JANVARIAS.
Inscribed on the draperies:LVCAandNICOLAVS.
On the back, probably by Signorelli at the request of Niccolò Franceschi, the Treasurer of the Works:
LVCAS SIGNORELLVS. NATIONE YTALYS. PATRIA CORTONẼSIS. ARTE PICTVRE EXIMIVS. MERITO APELLI CONPARÃDVS. SVB REGIMINE ET STIPENDIO NICOLAI FRÃCH. EIVSDẼ NATIONIS PATRIE VRBEVETANE. CAMERARII FABRICE. HVIVS BASYLICE SACELLṼ HOC VIRGINI DICATṼ IVDICII FINALIS ORDINE FIGVRADṼ PSPICVE PINSIT CVPIDVSQ ĨMORTALITATIS VTRIVSQ EFFIGIẼ ATFRGO LITTERARṼ HARṼ NATVRALITER MIRA EFFĨSIT ARTE. ALEXANDRO . VIº . PON . MAX . SEDENTE . ET MAXIMIANO. IIII . INPERIANTE AÑO SALVTIS MºCCCCCº. TER̃IO KALENDAS JANVARIAS.
PERUGIA, DUOMO, WINTER CHAPEL.
Madonna and Saints.1484. Oil. 6 ft. 8 in. × 6 ft. 1½ in.
Inscribed (hidden by the frame):JACOBVS VANNVTIVS NOBILIS CORTONENSIS OLIM EPISCOPVS PERVSINVS HOC DEO MAX. ET DIVO HONOPHRIO SACELLVM DEDICAVIT: CVI IN ARCHIEPISCOPVM NICAENVM ASSVMPTO NEPOS DIONISIVS SVCCESSIT, ET QVANTA VIDES IMPENSA ORNAVIT AEQVA PIETAS. M. CCCC. LXXXIV.
Inscribed (hidden by the frame):
JACOBVS VANNVTIVS NOBILIS CORTONENSIS OLIM EPISCOPVS PERVSINVS HOC DEO MAX. ET DIVO HONOPHRIO SACELLVM DEDICAVIT: CVI IN ARCHIEPISCOPVM NICAENVM ASSVMPTO NEPOS DIONISIVS SVCCESSIT, ET QVANTA VIDES IMPENSA ORNAVIT AEQVA PIETAS. M. CCCC. LXXXIV.
ROME, ROSPIGLIOSI COLLECTION.
Holy Family.Oil. 2 ft. 8 in. × 2 ft. [Sala II., No. 3.]
UMBERTIDE, SANTA CROCE.
Deposition.Oil. 6 ft. 6 in. × 4 ft. 10 in.
Predella: 1. March of Constantine. 2. Discovery of the Cross. 3. Entry of Heraclius into Jerusalem.
URBINO, SANTA SPIRITO.
Church Standard. (Now divided.) Oil on canvas. 5 ft. × 3 ft. (On one side,Crucifixion; on the other,Descent of the Holy Ghost at Pentecost.)
VOLTERRA, DUOMO, SACRISTY.
Annunciation.1491. Oil.
Inscribed:LVCAS CORTONEN PINXIT MXDI.A later inscription records its restoration in 1731.
Inscribed:LVCAS CORTONEN PINXIT MXDI.
A later inscription records its restoration in 1731.
VOLTERRA, MUNICIPIO.
Madonna and Saints.1491. Oil.
From the church of S. Francesco.Inscribed:MARIA. VERGINI. PETRVS. BELLADOMNA. HVJVS. RELIGIONIS PROFESSOR POS. LVCAS CORTONEÑ PINXIT. M CCCC LXXXXI.
From the church of S. Francesco.
Inscribed:MARIA. VERGINI. PETRVS. BELLADOMNA. HVJVS. RELIGIONIS PROFESSOR POS. LVCAS CORTONEÑ PINXIT. M CCCC LXXXXI.
VOLTERRA (first landing of stairs), MUNICIPIO.
S. Girolamo.Fresco.
NEW HAVEN. COLLECTION OFMrJARVIS.
Part of Predella.Adoration of the Magi.Oil.
FOOTNOTES:[94]The paintings, except when otherwise indicated, are on wood.
[94]The paintings, except when otherwise indicated, are on wood.
[94]The paintings, except when otherwise indicated, are on wood.
Adoration of the Magi, The(Louvre),37;
(Arcevia),93;
(New Haven),95
Agony in the Garden, The,88
Ahasuerus and Esther,103
Annunciation, The(Volterra),7,49,50;
(Uffizi),50;
(formerly Mancini collection),51;
(Arcevia),93,94
Arcevia, Altar-piece at,11,92
Baptism, The(Arcevia),93
Berensen, B.,6,112
Bernabei, Tommaso,115
Betrayal, The(Florence),23,88;
(Cortona),23,88
Bicchi Family, Altar-piece for,8,59
Birth of the Baptist, The(Arcevia),95
Birth of the Virgin, The(Arezzo),96
Bode, Dr,43
Botticelli,6;
his "Calumny,"19;
passion for swift movement,23
Bramante,11
Caporali, Giambattista,11
Castagno, Andrea di,19;
influence of on Signorelli,21
Christ in Gethsemane,88
Circumcision, The,38,39,47
Città di Castello, Frescoes at,4,5,53;
citizenship of presented to Signorelli,7
Conception of the Virgin, The,103
Conversion of Saul, The,24,30,36
Coronation of the Virgin, The,105
Cortona, Signorelli born at,2;
municipal appointments at,5,6,8,10;
the "Deposition" in the Cathedral of,10,87
Crowe and Cavalcaselle,6,21,37,39,83,113,118
Crowning of the Elect, The,24,29,42,73
Crucifixion, The(Urbino),52;
(Borgo San Sepolcro),61,88;
(Morra),61,104
Damnation, The,8,22,76
Dante, Portraits of, by Signorelli, at Orvieto,71,74;
scenes from the Divina Commedia,74,75
Dead Christ supported by Angels,26,91
Death of Lucretia, Study for a,109
Death of Moses, The,6,112
Decapitation in Prison, The,95
Denouncing of Herod and Herodias,95
Deposition, The(Cortona),10,87;
(Umbertide),14,22,100
Descent of the Holy Ghost, The,52,53
Discovery of the Cross, The,101
Dispute by the Way, The,51
Donatello, his influence on Signorelli,3,19;
mastery of combined movement,23
Entry of Heraclius into Jerusalem, The,101
Feast of Herod, The,95
Feast in the House of Simon, The,52
Flagellation, The(Brera),1,3,22,24,25,26,27,32;
(Cortona),88;
(Florence),88;
(Morra),27,104
Flight into Egypt, The,93
Foiano, Altar-piece at,16,105
Foligno, Niccolò da,95
Forlì, Melozzo da,3
Fra Angelico, frescoes at Orvieto,8,64,65,69
Franceschi, Pier dei, Signorelli the pupil of,2,3,11,17,50;
and Signorelli compared,17,18;
his "Death of Adam,"32;
his "Resurrection,"61;
his "Baptism,"94
Francesco, Niccolò, Portrait of, by Signorelli,9,83,85
Gatta, Bartolommeo della,6,35;
an imitator of Signorelli,111,112,113
Genga, Girolamo,9;
an imitator of Signorelli,111,113
Gozzoli, Benozzo,8,66,69
Guidobaldo, of Urbino,9
Hercules overcoming Antæus(chalk drawing),109
Holy Family(Rospigliosi Collection),27,30,46;
(Pitti),38,45;
(Uffizi),26,47
Homer, Scenes from, at Orvieto,72
Institution of the Eucharist, The,95
Journey of Moses and Zipporah, The, fresco by Pintorricchio,6
Last Judgment, The,8,22,76
Last Supper, The(Cortona),88;
(Florence),88
Lazzaro de' Taldi, Signorelli's uncle,2
Lorenzo, Fiorenzo di, Reminiscences of, in Signorelli's work,21
Loreto, Frescoes at,5,24,29,34
Lucan, Scenes from, at Orvieto,81,82
Luzi, Ludovico, "il Duomo di Orvieto,"69,72,74,78,81,83
Madonna and Saints(Brera),1,29,32,99;
(Volterra),7,29,35,49;
(Arezzo),14;
(Uffizi),28,37,41,43;
(Munich),28,41,44;
(Florence Academy),29,35,89;
(Corsini Gallery),46;
(Città di Castello),24,98;
(S. Niccolò, Cortona),91,92;
(S. Domenico, Cortona),100
Magdalen, The, altar-piece (Orvieto),85,88
Mancini, Giacomo,5,99
Mancini, Girolamo,5
March of Constantine, The,101
Marriage of the Virgin, The,96
Medici, Giovanni dei (Pope Leo X.),12
Medici, Lorenzo dei,4;
friendship with Signorelli,12,41,43
Michelangelo, Story of his dealings with Signorelli,13
Milanesi, Signor,89,112
Missaghi, Guiseppe,37
Monte Oliveto, Frescoes in the Benedictine Cloister at,7,22,54,63
Morelli, on the frescoes in the Sistine Chapel,6;
on Signorelli,30,61,63;
on his drawing,107,109;
on his influence,111;
on Girolamo Genga,114
Murder of the Innocents, The,93
Nativity, The(Arcevia),93;
(Cortona),96
Nude, Early treatment of the,32
Orvieto, Frescoes in the Cathedral of,8,9,29,42,58,63et seq.
Ovid, Scenes from, at Orvieto,78
Pan,28,41,42
Parens, Pietro,80,81
Perugia, Altar-piece in the Cathedral of,7,28,38
Perugino,6,8,11,20,66;
his influence on Signorelli,20,37,72
Pietà(Orvieto),80
Pintorricchio,6,11;
frescoes in the Sistine Chapel by,6;
asserted influence of, on Signorelli,21
Pollaiuolo, Antonio, his influence on Signorelli,3,4,18,22,37,42,50,62,94,109;
his "S. Sebastian,"18;
his "Battle of the Nudes,"18,22,32;
"Hercules,"18,32
Portrait of a Man(Berlin),45
Preaching and Fall of Antichrist, The,70
Preaching in the Desert, The,95
Presentation, The,96
Quercia, Jacopo della,60
Raffaelle,11,12,114
Rain of Fire, The,82
Resurrection, The,79
Rome, Frescoes in the Sistine Chapel,6;
decoration of the Vatican chambers,11
Rosselli, Cosimo,6
Rumohr, on Signorelli,21
S. Augustine, Scenes from the Life of,103
S. Benedict, Scenes from the Life of,54
S. Jerome,7,49
S. Martin, Scenes from the Life of,106
S. Sebastian, The Martyrdom of,53
Scalza, Ippolito,80,82
Signorelli, Antonio,10,115
Signorelli, Francesco,115
Signorelli, Luca, little known of his life,1;
Vasari on,1;
birth,2;
studied painting under Pier dei Franceschi,2;
influence of Antonio Pollaiuolo and Donatello,3,4;
gap in his biography,4;
early frescoes,5;
municipal appointments at Cortona,5,6,8,10,16;
his social status,5;
supposed visit to Rome,6;
frescoes in the Sistine Chapel ascribed to,6;
painted the altar-piece in Perugia Cathedral,7;
received the honour of citizenship from Città di Castello,7;
pictures at Volterra,7;
frescoes in the cloister at Monte Oliveto,7;
altar-piece at Siena,8;
frescoes in the Cathedral of Orvieto,8,9;
portraits of himself,8,9,71,85;
the "Deposition" at Cortona,10;
death of his son Antonio,10;
and of Polidoro,10;
pictures at Arcevia,11;
decoration of the Vatican chambers,11;
disappointments at Rome,12;
alleged transaction with Michelangelo,13;
visit to Arezzo,14,15;
death,15;
Vasari's character of,16;
artists who influenced,17,20;
origin of the swaggering posture so characteristic of his paintings,19,20;
use of gold and gesso,21,29;
his great achievement, the rendering of combined action,22;
his defects,24,25;
his colour,25;
his line and modelling,26;
an unequal illustrator,26,27;
his painting of children,27;
realism,28;
repetitions,29;
chief qualities of his work,29;
earliest works,32;
frescoes at Loreto,34;
altar-piece at Perugia,38;
qualities of hisTondos,47;
works at Volterra,49;
frescoes at Monte Oliveto,54;
the Orvieto frescoes,63,86;
later works,87;
altar-piece at Arcevia,92;
last works,98,106;
drawings,107,110;
his imitators and influence,111,119
Signorelli, Pier Tommaso,15,115
Signorelli, Polidoro,9,115;
his death,10
Signs of the Destruction of the World,82
Sodoma,8,11,40,59
Standards painted by Signorelli,7,52,61
Supper at Emmaus, The,51
Uccello, Paolo,18
Van der Goes, Hugo,39
Vasari, on Signorelli,1,3,11,13,14,15,16,35,38,40,54,59,60,64,87,95,96,102,113
Verrocchio, Reminiscences of, in Signorelli's work,21,36
Vischer, on the frescoes in the Sistine Chapel,6;
on Signorelli,21,35,36,39,92;
list of Signorelli's drawings,110
Visitation, The,60
Way to Calvary, The,88
Zaccagna, Turpino,116
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