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Benedetto Buglioni (1459/1460–1521) was an important
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specialised in glazed terracotta.


Life and career

He was born in Florence around 1461 as a son of another sculptor, Giovanni di Bernardo, and a Caterina. According to
Giorgio Vasari Giorgio Vasari (30 July 1511 – 27 June 1574) was an Italian Renaissance painter, architect, art historian, and biographer who is best known for his work ''Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects'', considered the ideol ...
, "from a woman, who came out of the house of
Andrea della Robbia Andrea della Robbia (20 October 14354 August 1525) was an Italian Renaissance sculptor, especially in ceramics. Biography Born in Florence, Robbia was the son of Marco della Robbia, whose brother, Luca della Robbia, popularized the use of g ...
, he got the secret of glazed earthenware". Probably a young pupil in the workshop of
Luca della Robbia Luca della Robbia (, also , ; 1399/1400–1482) was an Italian Renaissance sculptor from Florence. Della Robbia is noted for his colorful, tin-glazed terracotta statuary, a technique that he invented and passed on to his nephew Andrea della R ...
and
Andrea della Robbia Andrea della Robbia (20 October 14354 August 1525) was an Italian Renaissance sculptor, especially in ceramics. Biography Born in Florence, Robbia was the son of Marco della Robbia, whose brother, Luca della Robbia, popularized the use of g ...
, he moved away to take their technique outside Florence. The
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, datable to the years between 1484 and 1492, now in the Borgia rooms in the Vatican, can in fact be attributed to him, while the ''Descent of Christ in Limbo'', for Santa Maria dei Servi (Annunziata) in
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, probably dates from the same period. This is perhaps his first work as an independent master: only a record in the books of the Servi convent from 1484 of it remains. In the early 1480s Buglioni and his brother opened their own studio, and jointly worked on a number of commissions for various churches in the area. This includes works for the Church of Ognissanti, the church of San Pietro in
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, and the Church of Santa Lucia a Settimello in
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. Beginning in 1487, Buglioni did terracotta work for the cathedral and the church of San Pietro in
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; in 1487 the busts of Isaiah and David for the chapel of San Giuseppe in Perugia cathedral; in 1487-1488, again for Sait Peter's, three medallions, with Saint Peter, the Monogram of Jesus and Saint Benedict, and an altarpiece with Christ and the Samaritan Woman. These works have remained to us as evidence of his youthful manner, rather pure and simple, which already reveals in him not only familiarity with the sculptures of della Robbia, but a certain mature experience of much Florentine sculptural activity. Buglioni was in Florence in 1504, as he was part of the commission on 25 January to choose the site for Michelangelo's ''David.'' His masterpiece is the statue of St. Christine in the collegiate church of Bolsena, probably executed between 1503 and 1508: the saint lies on her sarcophagus, delicate and harmoniously composed in her sweet sleep of death and Christian peace. In all likelihood, the artist also executed the ciborium for the collegiate church of Bolsena, which, enlarged by the rich garland and the predella, constitutes the altarpiece: in the perspective flight of the arch and in the benedictory Jesus, it recalls the great tradition of Florentine sculpture, the one particularly linked to the name of Desiderio da Settignano. In the church of S. Pietro in Radicofani, there is a Crucifix with Mary Magdalene that can be attributed to B. for the gentleness of certain passages, for that of its inscription in a country of trees, studied and distant in perspective. There are numerous works attributed to Buglioni, even before they were considered to be by
Giovanni della Robbia Giovanni della Robbia (1469–1529) was an Italian Renaissance sculptor, mostly in ceramics. Biography Giovanni della Robbia was the son of Andrea della Robbia (1435–1525), brother of Girolamo della Robbia (1488–1566) and grandnephew of Luca ...
: thus the lunette with St. Mary of Egypt, now kept in the Museo dell'Opera del duomo in Florence, where the contours of the female figure and the village are soft, almost vibrant with even pictorial value, and give this work an evanescent lability of vision, unique, perhaps, in the vast field of ceramics. This is a whole world of images, expressions, feelings unknown to Giovanni della Robbia, a far more common disseminator of Della Robbia's industry. The statuettes of St. Romulus and his companions in the cathedral of Fiesole, the Madonna and Child on the clouds in the Bargello, the coat-of-arms of the Spedale del Ceppo in Pistoia, which was paid to him on 26 March 1515, can still be safely attributed to him. And for the same Spedale he executed the lunette with the Coronation of Mary, a work testified by numerous payment documents . Stylistically related to this is the lunette of All Saints' Day in Florence, also representing the Coronation of Mary, in a larger setting and with a greater number of figures. The Crucifix on the high altar of S. Miniato al Monte and, in the same church, a Madonna adored by two monks are also attributed to Buglioni. He died in 1521 in
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, leaving
Santi Buglioni Santi Buglioni, by the name of Santi di Michele (25 December 1494 – 27 November 1576) was an important Renaissance Italian sculptor, the nephew and collaborator of Benedetto Buglioni. He was born on December 25, 1494, and his mother Francesca ...
heir to his art. He had married Lisabetta Mori on 21 August 1489.


Selection of his artworks


Florence

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**''Madonna'' *
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**''Mary with Child'', 1480-1490 (attributed) **''Ascension of Christ'', ca. 1500–1505 (attributed) **''Adoration of the Child with Saints Lucy and Andrew'', 1500–1505 **''Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata'', 1500–1505 **''Saint Jerome in the Desert'', 1500–1505 **''Birth of Christ'', 1500–1510 * Museo dell'Opera del Duomo **''Lunetta with Mary in Egypt'' * Church of Ognissanti **Lunette with ''Coronation of the Virgin'' (attributed) * Church of San Miniato al Monte **''Crucifixion'' *Church of
Santa Lucia dei Magnoli Santa Lucia or Santa Lucia dei Magnoli is a Roman Catholic church located on via de'Bardi in Oltrarno district of Florence, region of Tuscany, Italy. History The church had been founded in 1078 by Cavalier Uguccione Della Pressa. At his death, it ...
**''Saint Lucia Adored by the Angels'' * Diocesan museum of
Santo Stefano al Ponte Santo Stefano al Ponte is a Romanesque-style, Roman Catholic church, located in the Piazza of the same name, just off the Via Por Santa Maria, near the Ponte Vecchio, in Florence, region of Tuscany, Italy. The church is presently used as a concert ...
**Two shepherds with flute and basket resp., three angels, ox, donkey and sheep, 1500 *
Spedale degli Innocenti The (; 'Hospital of the Innocents'), also known in old Tuscan dialect as the , is a historic building in Florence, Italy. It was designed by Filippo Brunelleschi, who received the commission in 1419 from the Arte della Seta. It was originally ...
**''Madonna and Saints'', 1520


Elsewhere in Italy

* Antona, Church of San Geminiano **''Madonna and Child with Four Saints'', 1490–1495 *
Bolsena Bolsena is a town and ''comune'' of Italy, in the province of Viterbo in northern Lazio on the eastern shore of Lake Bolsena. It is 10 km (6 mi) north-north west of Montefiascone and 36 km (22 mi) north-west of Viterbo. The an ...
, Basilica of Santa Cristina **
Lunette A lunette (French ''lunette'', 'little moon') is a crescent- or half-moon–shaped or semi-circular architectural space or feature, variously filled with sculpture, painted, glazed, filled with recessed masonry, or void. A lunette may also be ...
with ''Mary and Child between Saints Christine and George'', 1494/95 **''Altar of St. Christine'', 1495 **''Crucifixion'', 1496 **''Fair of Bolsena'', 1496 **''Saint Christine'', 1496 *
Cutigliano Cutigliano was a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Pistoia in the Italian region Tuscany, located about northwest of Florence and about northwest of Pistoia. It has been a frazione A ''frazione'' (: ''frazioni'') is a type of subdiv ...
, Church of the Madonna di Piazza **''Madonna and Child between Saints Anthony Abbot and Bernardine of Siena'' *
Empoli Empoli () is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy, about southwest of Florence, to the south of the Arno River, Arno in a plain formed by the river. The plain has been usable for agriculture since Ancient Ro ...
, Church of Santa Maria a Ripa **''Sant'Anselmo tra i santi Lorenzo, Giuliano, Rosa da Viterbo e Chiara'', 1500–1505 * Fabbrica (Peccioli), Church of Santa Maria Assunta **Various works *
Fiesole Fiesole () is a town and ''comune'' of the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region of Tuscany, on a scenic height above Florence, 5 km (3 miles) northeast of that city. It has structures dating to Etruscan and Roman times. ...
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Duomo ''Duomo'' (, ) is an Italian term for a church with the features of, or having been built to serve as a cathedral, whether or not it currently plays this role. The Duomo of Monza, for example, has never been a diocesan seat and is by definitio ...
**''San Rocco'' *Marliana, Church of San Niccolò **''Angel with Lantern'', 1510 *
Monsummano Terme Monsummano Terme is an ''comune'' located in the Province of Pistoia, Tuscany, central Italy. It is located in the Valdinievole, and is a popular spa resort. It is composed of two separate nuclei: Monsummano Alto, of Etruscan origins and with a ...
, Museo della città e del territorio **''Madonna and Child'' (attributed) *
Perugia Perugia ( , ; ; ) is the capital city of Umbria in central Italy, crossed by the River Tiber. The city is located about north of Rome and southeast of Florence. It covers a high hilltop and part of the valleys around the area. It has 162,467 ...
, Basilica di San Pietro **Three medallions with ''Saints Peter'' and ''Benedict'', 1487–1488 **''Monogram of Christ'', 1487–88 **''Christ and the Samaritan Woman'', 1487–88 *
Prato Prato ( ; ) is a city and municipality (''comune'') in Tuscany, Italy, and is the capital of the province of Prato. The city lies in the northeast of Tuscany, at an elevation of , at the foot of Monte Retaia (the last peak in the Calvana ch ...
, Church of San Giusto **''Baptismal Font'', 1510 *
Prato Prato ( ; ) is a city and municipality (''comune'') in Tuscany, Italy, and is the capital of the province of Prato. The city lies in the northeast of Tuscany, at an elevation of , at the foot of Monte Retaia (the last peak in the Calvana ch ...
, Museo civico **''Madonna and Child, Holy Spirit and Two Cherubs'' *
Pisa Pisa ( ; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in Tuscany, Central Italy, straddling the Arno just before it empties into the Ligurian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa. Although Pisa is known worldwide for the Leaning Tow ...
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Camposanto Camposanto ( Modenese: ; Mirandolese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Modena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about northwest of Bologna and about northeast of Modena on the Panaro river. Although the name in ...
**''Madonna and Child'', 1520 *
Pistoia Pistoia (; ) is a city and ''comune'' in the Italian region of Tuscany, the capital of a province of the same name, located about north-west of Florence and is crossed by the Ombrone Pistoiese, a tributary of the River Arno. It is a typic ...
, Museo civico **''Resurrection of Christ'', 1490 *
Pistoia Pistoia (; ) is a city and ''comune'' in the Italian region of Tuscany, the capital of a province of the same name, located about north-west of Florence and is crossed by the Ombrone Pistoiese, a tributary of the River Arno. It is a typic ...
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Ospedale del Ceppo Ospedale del Ceppo is a medieval hospital founded in 1277 in Pistoia, Tuscany, central Italy. History According to tradition, the ''Ospedale'' was founded in 1277 by the company of Santa Maria or "del Ceppo dei poveri" ("The offering trunk of ...
**Lunette with the ''Coronation of Mary'', 1511 **''Coats of arms'', 1515 *
Radicofani Radicofani () is a ''comune'' in the Province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany, located in the natural park of Val d'Orcia about southeast of Florence and about southeast of Siena. Radicofani borders the following municipalities: Abbadia ...
, Church of San Pietro **''Crucifixion of Christ with Mary Magdalene'', 1490-1495 *
Rocca San Casciano Rocca San Casciano ( or ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Forlì-Cesena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about southeast of Bologna and about southwest of Forlì. Geography Rocca San Casciano borders the following ...
, Santa Maria della Lacrime **''Adoration of the Child with St. Joseph and Angels'', 1490–1500 *
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**''Coat of arms of Pope Innocent VIII'', 1484–1492 *San Mauro a Signa, Church of San Mauro **''Tabernacle with the Presentation in the Temple'', ca. 1500–1505 *San Vivaldo (
Montaione Montaione is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italy, Italian region Tuscany, located about southwest of Florence. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). History ...
), Church of San Vivaldo ** ''Nativity with Saints Vivaldo and Catherine of Alexandria'' * Settimello (
Calenzano Calenzano () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about northwest of Florence. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 15,557 and an area of .All demographics and othe ...
), Church of Santa Lucia **''Santa Lucia


Elsewhere in Europe

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Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of 933,680 in June 2024 within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the City Re ...
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Rijksmuseum The Rijksmuseum () is the national museum of the Netherlands dedicated to Dutch arts and history and is located in Amsterdam. The museum is located at the Museum Square in the borough of Amsterdam South, close to the Van Gogh Museum, the S ...
** ''Madonna and Child'', 1490–1500 *
Krefeld Krefeld ( , ; ), also spelled Crefeld until 1925 (though the spelling was still being used in British papers throughout the Second World War), is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany. It is located northwest of Düsseldorf, its c ...
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**''Bust of the young John the Baptist'', 1500 **''Madonna and Child'', 1500 *
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Hermitage Museum The State Hermitage Museum ( rus, Государственный Эрмитаж, r=Gosudarstvennyj Ermitaž, p=ɡəsʊˈdarstvʲɪn(ː)ɨj ɪrmʲɪˈtaʂ, links=no) is a museum of art and culture in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and holds the large ...
**''Nativity of Christ with the Adoration of the Shepherds'', 1485–1490


USA

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Cleveland Museum of Art The Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) is an art museum in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Located in the Wade Park District of University Circle, the museum is internationally renowned for its substantial holdings of Asian art, Asian and Art of anc ...
**''Madonna Enthroned with Child between Saints Francis and Anthony Abbot'', 1510–1520 *
Los Angeles County Museum of Art The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is an art museum located on Wilshire Boulevard in the Miracle Mile vicinity of Los Angeles. LACMA is on Museum Row, adjacent to the La Brea Tar Pits (George C. Page Museum). LACMA was founded in 1961 ...
**''Nativity of Christ'', 1520


See also

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Santi Buglioni Santi Buglioni, by the name of Santi di Michele (25 December 1494 – 27 November 1576) was an important Renaissance Italian sculptor, the nephew and collaborator of Benedetto Buglioni. He was born on December 25, 1494, and his mother Francesca ...
, nephew and collaborator of Benedetto Buglioni


References


External links


European sculpture and metalwork
a collection catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Buglioni (see index) {{DEFAULTSORT:Buglioni, Benedetto 1459 births 1521 deaths Sculptors from Florence 15th-century Italian sculptors Italian male sculptors 16th-century Italian sculptors Italian Renaissance sculptors