Cristoforo da Bologna

Cristoforo da Bologna was a painter (1301–1401). He was born at Emilia-Romagna.

Also recorded as Cristoforo di Jacopo Biondi da Bologna.

Contents

Identity

Manuscript Illumination with the Martyrdom of Saint Stephen in an Initial E, from a Gradual is dated ca. 1394–1402 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 2007.236). The Metropolitan Museum of Art records 3 objects associated with this heading. Cristoforo da Bologna is recorded as painter.

Works and catalogued output

What Cristoforo da Bologna produced.

Anothomia di Mondino de' Liuzzi da Bologna, XIV secolo / a cura di Piero P. Giorgi e Gian Franco Pasini ; introduzione, ricerca anatomica, revisione del testo italiano, note critiche, biografia e bibliographia, Piero P. Giorgi ; trascrizione, apparato critico, traduzione ed iconografia, Albertino Cavazza e Gian Franco Pasini. is dated 1992 and held by Wellcome Collection. Woman Bathing is dated c. 1625 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1937.826). The Metropolitan Museum of Art catalogues 1 work under this heading. The Art Institute of Chicago catalogues 5 works under this heading. Wellcome Collection catalogues 8 works under this heading. Open Library catalogues 1 work under this heading.

Context

The circumstances in which Cristoforo da Bologna stands.

Compendio storico della Scuola Anatomica di Bologna dal rinascimento dell scienze e delle lettere a tutto il secolo XVIII : con un paragone fra la sua antichità a quella delle scuole di Salerno e di Padova / [Michele Medici]. is dated 1857 and held by Wellcome Collection. Anatomia. Riprodotta da un codice b olognese del secolo XIV e volgarizzata nel secolo XV / A cura del prof. Lino Sighinolfi. Presentazione del prof. Giacinto Viola. is dated 1930 and held by Wellcome Collection. Le cere anatomiche bolognesi del Settecento : Universit'a degle studi di Bologna, Accademia delle Scienze, settembre - novembre 1981. is dated [1981] and held by Wellcome Collection. I manoscritti di Leonardo da Vinci : dal punto di vista cronologico storico e biografico / Gerolamo Calvi. is dated 1925 and held by Wellcome Collection. Problemata varia anatomica : the University of Bologna, MS. 1165 / [Aristotle] ; edited by L.R. Lind. is dated 1968 and held by Wellcome Collection. Pilate Washing his Hands, with Christ Being Led Away: Left Portion is dated n.d. and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1927.7704).

André Vesalio no quarto centenário da publicação da "Fabrica" / [Hernani Bastos Monteiro]. is dated [1943] and held by Wellcome Collection. Pilate Washing His Hands, with Christ Being Led Away is dated 1575-1599 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1922.3156). Pacing Horse (one of a pair) is dated Modeled c. 1587, cast 1600–50 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1960.888). L'insegnamento dell'anatomia in Bologna prima del secolo XIX / [G. Martinotti]. is dated 1911 and held by Wellcome Collection. Three Roman Soldiers is dated n.d. and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1922.1023).

Authority records

The identifiers under which Cristoforo da Bologna may be traced in institutional catalogues.

Cristoforo da Bologna is established in the international name authorities as Wikidata Q3002910.

Catalogued works

4 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Art Institute of Chicago.

Il libro della vita beata attribuito a Cristoforo da Bologna. Manuscript Illumination with the Martyrdom of Saint Stephen in an Initial E, from a Gradual, dated ca. 1394–1402, tempera, gold, and ink on parchment, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 2007.236. Pilate Washing his Hands, with Christ Being Led Away: Left Portion, dated n.d., black chalk on blue laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1927.7704. Three Roman Soldiers, dated n.d., pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, over traces of black chalk, on cream laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1922.1023.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 6 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

2 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Cristoforo da Bologna, the Elder, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Cristoforo da Bologna, the Younger, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011.

Naming and authority record

This heading is established in Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) (102416621). Those registers additionally record the forms Christophorus, de Bononia, Cristoforo, Fra, Christophorus, de Bologna, Christophe, Augustin, Bologna, Cristoforo da and Christophe, de Bologne.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 6 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 7 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 7 means 7 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1165Problemata varia anatomica : the University of Bologna, MS. 1165 / [Aristotle] ; edited by L.R. Lind. is dated 1968 and held by Wellcome Collection.
  2. 1301Cristoforo da Bologna born at Emilia-Romagna.
  3. 1301Cristoforo da Bologna was born in 1301 at Emilia-Romagna.
  4. 1394Manuscript Illumination with the Martyrdom of Saint Stephen in an Initial E, from a Gradual is dated ca. 1394–1402 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 2007.236).
  5. 1394Manuscript Illumination with the Martyrdom of Saint Stephen in an Initial E, from a Gradual (The Metropolitan Museum of Art).
  6. 1401Cristoforo da Bologna died.
  7. 1401Cristoforo da Bologna died in 1401.
  8. 1575Pilate Washing His Hands, with Christ Being Led Away is dated 1575-1599 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1922.3156).
  9. 1587Pacing Horse (one of a pair) is dated Modeled c. 1587, cast 1600–50 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1960.888).
  10. 1625Woman Bathing is dated c. 1625 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1937.826).
  11. 1857Compendio storico della Scuola Anatomica di Bologna dal rinascimento dell scienze e delle lettere a tutto il secolo XVIII : con un paragone fra la sua antichità a quella delle scuole di Salerno e di Padova / [Michele Medici]. is dated 1857 and held by Wellcome Collection.
  12. 1911L'insegnamento dell'anatomia in Bologna prima del secolo XIX / [G. Martinotti]. is dated 1911 and held by Wellcome Collection.
  13. 1922Three Roman Soldiers is dated n.d. and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1922.1023).
  14. 1925I manoscritti di Leonardo da Vinci : dal punto di vista cronologico storico e biografico / Gerolamo Calvi. is dated 1925 and held by Wellcome Collection.
  15. 1927Pilate Washing his Hands, with Christ Being Led Away: Left Portion is dated n.d. and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1927.7704).
  16. 1930Anatomia. Riprodotta da un codice b olognese del secolo XIV e volgarizzata nel secolo XV / A cura del prof. Lino Sighinolfi. Presentazione del prof. Giacinto Viola. is dated 1930 and held by Wellcome Collection.
  17. 1943André Vesalio no quarto centenário da publicação da "Fabrica" / [Hernani Bastos Monteiro]. is dated [1943] and held by Wellcome Collection.
  18. 1981Le cere anatomiche bolognesi del Settecento : Universit'a degle studi di Bologna, Accademia delle Scienze, settembre - novembre 1981. is dated [1981] and held by Wellcome Collection.
  19. 1992Anothomia di Mondino de' Liuzzi da Bologna, XIV secolo / a cura di Piero P. Giorgi e Gian Franco Pasini ; introduzione, ricerca anatomica, revisione del testo italiano, note critiche, biografia e bibliographia, Piero P. Giorgi ; trascrizione, apparato critico, traduzione ed iconografia, Albertino Cavazza e Gian Franco Pasini. is dated 1992 and held by Wellcome Collection.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Cristoforo da Bologna, the Elder, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Cristoforo da Bologna, the Younger, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Cristoforo di Jacopo Biondi [Benintendi] da Bologna, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Open Library author record for Cristoforo da Bologna (Internet Archive), 1 catalogued work.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  5. 5.

    Gemeinsame Normdatei 102416621, Cristoforo, da Bologna.

    authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

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  6. 6.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Cristoforo da Bologna.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  7. 7.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Cristoforo da Bologna (3 objects).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  8. 8.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 656 works naming Cristoforo da Bologna.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  9. 9.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q3002910: Cristoforo da Bologna

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  10. 10.

    “Cristoforo da Bologna”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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