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Piero di Cosimo
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Italian painter (1462–1522)
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Piero di Cosimo was an Italian painter specializing in Renaissance painting and the portrait genre. Born and deceased in Florence, he worked in Florence and Tuscany. He was a student of Cosimo Rosselli and taught Andrea del Sarto, Fra Bartolomeo, and Pontormo. The House of Medici served as his sponsor.
His notable works include The Death of Procris, Incarnation of Jesus by Piero di Cosimo, Madonna and Child with a Dove, and Portrait of Simonetta Vespucci. His artworks are held in the collections of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, National Gallery of Art, and Nationalmuseum. He died of natural causes due to plague.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Piero di Cosimo is referenced by 205 other articles, and connects out to Giorgio Vasari, Fra Bartolomeo and Cosimo Rosselli.
It is catalogued under topics including 1462 births, 1522 deaths and 15th-century Italian painters.
Its subject is documented across 41 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Born
- 2 January 1462, Florence , Republic of Florence
- Died
- 12 April 1522 (1522-04-12) (aged 60), Florence , Republic of Florence
- Education
- Cosimo Rosselli
- Known for
- Painting
- Movement
- High Renaissance
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Piero
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Florence
- Place of death
- Florence
- Occupation
- painter
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Student of
- Cosimo Rosselli
- Field of work
- Renaissance painting
- Genre
- portrait
- Image
- 087 le vite, piero di cosimo.jpg
- Work location
- Tuscany
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- Commons category
- Piero di Cosimo
- date of birth
- 1461-00-00
- date of death
- 1521-00-00
- Commons Creator page
- Piero di Cosimo
- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
- topic's main category
- Category:Piero di Cosimo
- student
- Pontormo
- Commons gallery
- Piero di Cosimo
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- plague
- ethnic group
- Italians
- sponsor
- House of Medici
- name in native language
- Piero di Cosimo
- name
- Piero di Cosimo
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Works in European collections
4 objects attributed to Piero di Cosimo, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
The Death of Procris, c. 1495 Perseus Freeing Andromeda, oil on canvas, 1510 or 1513, Uffizi Tritons and Nereids (1500), oil on panel, 37 x158 cm, Milano, Altomani collection
Piero di Cosimo (2 January 1462 – 12 April 1522), also known as Piero di Lorenzo, was an Italian Renaissance painter, who continued to use an essentially Early Renaissance style into the 16th century.
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