Orcagna
Sign in to saveAlso known as Andrea di Cione Orcagna, Andrea di Cione Orgagna, Andrea Di Cione Orgagna, Orgagna, Andrea Di Cione Arcagnuolo, Andrea Di Cione Orcagna, Arcagnuoulo, Andrea di Cione Arcagnuolo
pittore, scultore e architetto italiano
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Andrea di Cione, also known as Andrea Orcagna or Andrea Orgagna, was an Italian painter, sculptor, architect, and poet. Born and deceased in Florence, he worked in the field of visual arts from 1344 until 1368. He studied under Andrea Pisano and Giotto. His siblings were Jacopo di Cione, Nardo di Cione, and Matteo di Cione.
His works are held in the collections of the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Rijksmuseum, and the Palazzo Vecchio. He is described in sources including the *Teutsche Academie der Edlen Bau- Bild- und Mahlerey-Künste*, *Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects*, the *Schilder-boeck*, and the *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary*.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Italy
- Place of birth
- Florence
- Place of death
- Florence
- Sibling
- Matteo di Cione
- Occupation
- poet
- Student of
- Giotto
- Field of work
- visual arts
- Image
- Vite de più eccellenti pittori scultori ed architetti (1767) (14761303956).jpg
- Work location
- Florence
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- Commons category
- Andrea Orcagna
- date of birth
- 1308-00-00
- date of death
- 1368-00-00
- Commons Creator page
- Andrea Orcagna
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- start of work period
- 1344-01-01
- end of work period
- 1368-01-01
- name
- Andrea Orgagna
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Works in European collections
22 objects attributed to Orcagna, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Article · Italiano
Andrea di Cione di Arcangelo, soprannominato l'Orcagna, (1310 circa – 1368) è stato un pittore, scultore e architetto italiano, attivo a Firenze dal 1343.
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