Born: November 3, 1500, Florence Died: February 13, 1571. A representative sculptor and metalworker of Italian Mannerism in Florence. His father was an architect and musical instrument maker. At the age of 15, he became an apprentice to the metalworker Andrea di Santo Marcone. In 1519, he went to Rome to study ancient sculpture and was influenced by Michelangelo. He was active mainly in Rome until 1540, during which time he moved between Florence, Venice, and Naples. Works from this period include portrait medals, coins, and jewellery. He stayed in France from 1540 to 1545 at the invitation of King Francis I, and produced the famous "Saltcellar of Francis I" (1540-43, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna) and "Nymph of Fontainebleau" (1543-44, Louvre). In 1545 he returned to Florence and produced "Portrait of Cosimo I" (1545-47, Bargello National Gallery), "Perseus" (1545-54, Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence), "Crucifixion" (1562, Escorial Basilica), etc. His "Autobiography", which describes his eventful life, is particularly famous, and it tells the story of his artistic creation as well as the troubled state of Italy in the years following the Sack of Rome in 1527. Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia About Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Information |
[生]1500.11.3. フィレンツェ [没]1571.2.13. フィレンツェ イタリア・マニエリスム(→マニエリスム)の代表的な彫刻家,金工家。父は建築家兼楽器製造家。15歳で金工家アンドレア・ディ・サンド・マルコーネに弟子入り。1519年ローマに出て古代彫刻を研究,またミケランジェロの影響を受ける。1540年までローマを中心に活動し,その間フィレンツェ,ベネチア,ナポリを転々とする。この期の作品は肖像メダル,コイン,宝石細工など。1540~45年フランソア1世の招きでフランスに滞在し,有名な『フランソア1世の塩入れ』(1540~43,ウィーン美術史美術館),『フォンテンブローのニンフ』(1543~44,ルーブル美術館)を制作した。1545年フィレンツェに帰り『コジモ1世の肖像』(1545~47,バルジェロ国立美術館),『ペルセウス』(1545~54,フィレンツェ,ロッジア・デイ・ランツィ),『キリストの磔刑像』(1562,エスコリアル聖堂)などを制作。波乱に富んだ生涯を記した『自叙伝』は特に有名で,芸術創造の過程とあわせて 1527年のローマの略奪に続く何年かの苦悩するイタリアの内情をも伝えている。 出典 ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典について 情報 |
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