Zanobi Machiavelli
Illustration — Saint Nicholas of Tolentino Saves a Hanged Man, by Zanobi Machiavelli, Rijksmuseum, 1470 Zanobi Machiavelli (1418–1479) was an Italian painter and illuminator. Machiavelli specialized in religious themed pieces. Some of his works reside at the National Gallery, London, and the Dunedin Public Art Gallery.
Also recorded as Zanobi di Jacopo Machiavelli · Zanobi di Jacopo di Piero Machiavelli · Zanobi di Jacopo Macchiavello · Zanobi di Jacopo Macchiavelli
Zanobi Machiavelli
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- Born
- 1418 · Florence.
- Died
- 1479 · Pisa.
- Occupation
- painter · illuminator
- Teachers
- Fra Angelico · Benozzo Gozzoli
- Known for
- Saint Nicholas Saving a Hang · Santa Croce in Fossabanda Altarpiece
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Illustration — Saint Nicholas of Tolentino Saves a Hanged Man, by Zanobi Machiavelli, Rijksmuseum, 1470 Zanobi Machiavelli (1418–1479) was an Italian painter and illuminator. Machiavelli specialized in religious themed pieces. Some of his works reside at the National Gallery, London, and the Dunedin Public Art Gallery.
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He died in Pisa in 1479.
Training under Fra Angelico and Benozzo Gozzoli is recorded. Works named in the authority record are Saint Nicholas Saving a Hang and Santa Croce in Fossabanda Altarpiece. Work by Zanobi Machiavelli is recorded in the collections of National Gallery of Ireland, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Rijksmuseum, National Gallery and Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon.
Exhibit in the Dunedin Public Art Gallery - Dunedin, New Zealand.
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Exhibit in the Dunedin Public Art Gallery - Dunedin, New Zealand.
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1418
Zanobi Machiavelli born at Florence.
1479
Zanobi Machiavelli died at Pisa.
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Work and production. Works recorded as notable number 2: Saint Nicholas Saving a Hang and Santa Croce in Fossabanda Altarpiece. Works and catalogued output.
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National Gallery of Ireland, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Rijksmuseum and National Gallery
Saint Nicholas Saving a Hang
1470 · Rijksmuseum
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