Benozzo gozzoli biography of abraham

  • Benozzo Gozzoli was an Italian Renaissance painter from Florence.
  • Identification and Creation ; People: Conte Carlo Lasinio, Italian (Treviso 1759 - 1838 Pisa) After Benozzo Gozzoli, Italian (Florence, Italy 1420 - 1497 Pistoia.
  • Florentine painter.

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    Benozzo Gozzoli (ca. 1421 – 1497), whose birth name was Benozzo di Lese, was born in the village of Sant’Ilario a Colombano (now Scandicci) in Tuscany, but his family later moved to Florence around 1427. During the beginnings of his career, Benozzo was a pupil of Fra Angelico and as such assisted his master in the execution of some of the frescoes of the Convent of San Marco in Florence (The Adoration of the Magi, the Women at the Tomb, one of the Resurrections located in fängelse 8). As well as other Early Renaissance painters, Benozzo initially trained as a goldsmith; between 1444 and 1447, he was one of the assistants in the workshop of Lorenzo Ghiberti and collaborated on the execution of the Gates of paradis for the Baptistery. As an assistant to Fra Angelico, Benozzo met him in Rome in 1447 to work in a commission by Pope Eugene IV to paint the frescoes of the Chapel of the Holy Sacrament at St. Peter’s Basilica, which was later demolished bygd Pope Paul III. Later, he accomp

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    G2166: The Sacrifice of Abraham

    Harvard Art Museums

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    Identification and Creation

    Object Number
    G2166
    People
    Conte Carlo Lasinio, Italian (Treviso 1759 - 1838 Pisa)
    After Benozzo Gozzoli, Italian (Florence, Italy 1420 - 1497 Pistoia, Italy)
    Title
    The Sacrifice of Abraham
    Other Titles
    Original Language Title: Il Sacrifizio d'Abramo/Le sacrifice d'Abraham
    Series/Book Title: Pitture a fresco del Campo Santo di Pisa
    Classification
    Prints
    Work Type
    print
    Date
    c. 1812
    Culture
    Italian
    Persistent Link
    https://hvrd.art/o/274564

    Physical Descriptions

    Technique
    Engraving
    Dimensions
    44.2 x 84 cm (17 3/8 x 33 1/16 in.)

    Provenance

    Recorded Ownership History
    Francis Calley Gray, bequest to nephew, 1856.
    William Gray, gift to Harvard University, 1857.

    Acquisition and Rights

    Credit Line
    Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of William Gray fro

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    Title:Plate 18: Abraham and Lot in Egypt after the frescoes by Benozzo Gozzoli in the Campo Santo, Pisa, from the 'Pitture a fresco del Campo Santo di Pisa' (published 1812)

    Artist:Carlo Lasinio (Italian, Treviso 1759–1838 Pisa)

    Artist: After Benozzo Gozzoli (Benozzo di Lese di Sandro) (Italian, Florence ca. 1420–1497 Pistoia)

    Publisher:Molini Publishing House (Florence)

    Date:ca. 1808–12

    Medium:Etching

    Dimensions:Plate: 18 11/16 × 31 7/8 in. (47.5 × 81 cm)

    Classification:Prints

    Object Number:Ref.126

    Inscription: Lettered along bottom: 'Benozzo Gozzoli dip. nel Campo S.o di Pisa / C. Lasinio inc. presso l'Originale' followed by title in Italian at left and French at right and dedication to