Lupo di Francesco

Lupo di Francesco was a sculptor and architect (1201–1400). He was born at Pisa.

Lupo di Francesco in brief

Born
1201
Died
1400
Known for
sculptor and architect
Place of birth
Pisa
Contents

Work and production

Works recorded as notable number 2: Della Gherardesca Tomb and Reliefs from the pulpit of San Michele in Borgo.

Catalogued works

6 works under this name are catalogued by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1490 to 1630.

Scenes from the Life of Saint John the Baptist, dated ca. 1506–7, tempera, oil, and gold on wood, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1970.134.1. Design for a Wall Monument, dated ca. 1490, pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, blue gouache, on vellum, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1975.1.376. Madonna and Child, dated ca. 1520, oil on wood, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 2000.420. The Nativity, tempera on wood, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 41.100.2. Head of Saint John the Evangelist: Study for the Disputation on the Immaculate Conception, dated 1531/36, black and red chalks heightened with white chalk on ivory laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1996.2. Bust of a Youth (Saint John the Baptist), dated 1630-40, marble on variegated black marble socle, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1989.1.

In public collections

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

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 114 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

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

Lupo di Francesco, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. S. Maria della Spina, Giovanni Pisano and Lupo di Francesco, Artibus et Historiae, 2005. Barcke, Francesco di Francesco, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Morone, Francesco, or Giovanni Francesco di Domenico, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Costanzo di Francesco di Tancio, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011.

Naming and authority record

This heading is established in Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) (130246697) and Getty Union List of Artist Names (ULAN) (500077695). Those registers additionally record the form Francesco, Lupo di.

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 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

training under Tino di Camaino and Giovanni Pisano is recorded.

The authority associates the name with Gothic art.

Works named in the authority record are Della Gherardesca Tomb and Reliefs from the pulpit of San Michele in Borgo.

Work by Lupo di Francesco is recorded in the collections of National Museum of San Matteo.

Chronology

  1. 1201Lupo di Francesco born at Pisa.
  2. 1400Lupo di Francesco died.

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.

    Lupo di Francesco, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    S. Maria della Spina, Giovanni Pisano and Lupo di Francesco, Artibus et Historiae, 2005

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Gemeinsame Normdatei 130246697, Lupo, di Francesco.

    authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

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  4. 4.

    Getty Union List of Artist Names 500077695, Lupo di Francesco.

    authority file · Unverified · The Getty Research Institute

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  5. 5.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Lupo di Francesco.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  6. 6.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Lupo di Francesco (114 objects).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  7. 7.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q3267694: Lupo di Francesco

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  8. 8.

    “Lupo di Francesco”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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Elsewhere in Sculpture

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