Piero del Pollaiuolo ( , , ; also spelled Pollaiolo; in

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– 1496 in

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), also known as Piero Benci, was an

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painter from

. His brother was the artist

Antonio del Pollaiuolo Antonio del Pollaiuolo ( , , ; 17 January 1429/14334 February 1498), also known as Antonio di Jacopo Pollaiuolo or Antonio Pollaiuolo (also spelled Pollaiolo), was an Italian painter, sculptor, engraver, and goldsmith during the Italian Rena ...

and the two frequently worked together. Their work shows both classical influences and an interest in human anatomy; reportedly, the brothers carried out dissections to improve their knowledge of the subject.

Giorgio Vasari Giorgio Vasari (, also , ; 30 July 1511 – 27 June 1574) was an Italian Renaissance Master, who worked as a painter, architect, engineer, writer, and historian, who is best known for his work '' The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculp ...

includes a biography of Piero del Pollaiuolo in his '' Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects''.

Works

*'' Profile Portrait of a Young Woman'' (c. 1465) – oil on wood *''

The Archangel Raphael and Tobias ''The Archangel Raphael and Tobias'' is an oil painting on panel of by Antonio and Piero del Pollaiuolo, in the Galleria Sabauda in Turin. The painting was mentioned by Giorgio Vasari as hanging on a pillar in the church of Orsanmichele in Fl ...

'' (c. 1465–1470) *'' Cardinal del Portogallo Altarpiece'' (1467–1668) – altarpiece * Seven Virtues (1469–1470; six painted by Pollaiuolo): *: ''Charity'' *: ''Faith'' *: ''Temperance'' *: ''Prudence'' *: ''Hope'' *: ''Justice'' *'' Portrait of a Young Woman'' (c. 1470) *''

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'' (c. 1470–1480) *'' Portrait of Galeazzo Maria Sforza'' (c. 1471) – tempera on wood *'' Portrait of a Woman'' (c. 1475) *'' Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian'' (completed 1475) – oil on wood *'' Coronation of the Virgin'' (1483) – altarpiece painted in the choir of the cathedral at San Gimignano

References

External links

Biography on the Web Gallery of ArtPiero del Pollaiuolo at Panopticon Virtual Art Gallery''Italian Paintings: Florentine School''
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collection catalog containing information about Pollaiuolo and his works (see pages 123–125; MMA
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