Gherardo Starnina
Illustration — Gherardo Starnina • Illustration — 'Dormition of the Virgin' by Gherardo Starnina, c. 1404–1408, at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Gherardo Starnina (c.
Also recorded as Gherardo di Jacopo Starnina · Starnina · Compagno Di Agnolo Gaddi Starnina · Lo Starnina
Gherardo Starnina
Giorgio Vasari · https: Source book page · Public domain
- Died
- 1413 · Florence.
- Nationality
- Republic of Florence
- Occupation
- painter
- Known for
- Madonna and child · St. Matthew (Two Evangelists) · Raising of Lazarus · Saints from Tramonte of Brancoli
- Languages
- Italian
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Illustration — Gherardo Starnina • Illustration — 'Dormition of the Virgin' by Gherardo Starnina, c. 1404–1408, at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Gherardo Starnina (c.
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Biography
1360–1413) was an Italian painter from Florence in the Quattrocento era. According to the biographer Giorgio Vasari, Starnina initially trained with Antonio Veneziano, then with Agnolo Gaddi. He is claimed to have participated in the painting of the frescos in the Castellani Chapel in Basilica di Santa Croce, Florence. He is also said to have moved to Spain in 1380 to work under Juan I of Castile, and is attributed some painting in the San Blas chapel of the Cathedral of Toledo. Several paintings formerly attributed to the Master of the Bambino Vispo are now attributed to Gherardo Starnina, and the two artists may have been the same person.
Antonio Vite is recorded as having studied under Gherardo Starnina. The recorded working language is Italian. Works named in the authority record are Madonna and child, St. Work by Gherardo Starnina is recorded in the collections of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Städel Museum, Art Institute of Chicago, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and J. Paul Getty Museum.
Madonna and Child, c. 1400, by Gherardo Starnina
Gherardo Starnina · The Cleveland Museum of Art · Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund
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1354
Gherardo Starnina born at Florence.
1413
Gherardo Starnina died at Florence.
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- 1.Condorelli, Adele, «Gerardo di Jacopo, detto lo Starnina», Dizionario biografico degli italiani, 52 (2000), Treccani.
- 2.La vite degli artisti, Ed Salani, Florencia, pp. 204-206.
- 3.Storia Ital., vol.II, pp. 229-234.
- 4.Pitture italiane del Rinascimento, Ed. Hoepli, Milán p. 183.
- 5.Histoire de l'art, publicada bajo la dirección de André Michel, tomo III, 2º parte, pp. 752-754.
- 6.Molina (2026), p. 234.
- 7.Molina (2026), pp. 231-235.
- 8.Castañón/ Blanco/Sánchez-Barriga. La Capilla de San Blas de la catedral de Toledo: Ciclo iconográfico. 84-933107-7-8.
- 9.Bango Torviso, Isidro G. La Capilla de San Blas de la catedral de Toledo. 84-933107-7-8.
- 10.Elvira Hernández, F.: Las pinturas murales de Piedrahíta y Rodríguez de Toledo, Collegeville, Minnesota: St. Jhon's University, 1991.
- 11.Molina (2026), pp. 236-237.
- 12.Aliaga (2026), pp. 4-5.
- 13.Molina (2026), p. 256.
- 14.Azcarate, José María, Arte gótico en España, Madrid, Cátedra, 2000, , p. 320.
- 15.Retablo de los Siete Sacramentos, Museo de Bellas Artes de Valencia.
- 16.Castañón/ Blanco/Sánchez-Barriga. La Capilla de San Blas de la catedral de Toledo: Ciclo iconográfico. 84-933107-7-8.
- 17.Molina (2026), p. 280.
- 18.Molina (2026), pp. 266-268.
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The authorities additionally record the headings Gherardo di Jacopo Starnina, Starnina, Compagno Di Agnolo Gaddi Starnina, Lo Starnina and Gherardo di Jacopo lo Starnina. His recorded language was Italian. Formation and teaching. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style. Work and production. Works recorded as notable number 4: Madonna and child, St.
Identity and origins
Matthew (Two Evangelists), Raising of Lazarus and Saints from Tramonte of Brancoli
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Work by Gherardo Starnina is
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Städel Museum, Art Institute of Chicago and The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
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