Benedetto da Maiano
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Benedetto da Maiano (1442 – 24 May 1497) was an
Italian Early Renaissance sculptor
.
Biography
Born in the village of
King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary invited him to his court, and it is said that the destruction on the journey of some inlay work he was taking to his royal patron made him decide to seek more durable material.[1]
Santa Croce
in FlorenceHis early attributed works include a shrine dedicated to San Savino for the cathedral of Faenza. Although he was more prolific in sculpting religious subjects, he also carved some portraits of important Florentines; for instance, in 1474, the bust of Pietro Mellini in the Bargello.[2]
In 1475, he worked with his brother Giuliano on the
chapel of Santa Fina.[1]
In 1480, he made the framework of the doorway of the
St. Francis of Assisi. Also in 1480, with his brother Giuliano, he built and made the sculptures for the little oratory of the Madonna dell'Olivo, outside Prato
. The adolescent St. John of the Bargello is ascribed to the year 1481.
In 1489 Benedetto designed the
He died in Florence at the age of 55.See also
Notes
Sources
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Benedetto da Majano". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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- Leonardo da Vinci: anatomical drawings from the Royal Library, Windsor Castle, exhibition catalog fully online as PDF from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which contains material on Benedetto da Maiano (see index)
- The Gubbio Studiolo and its conservation, volumes 1 & 2, from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Benedetto da Maiano (see index)
- Carl Brandon Strehlke, “Putto Carrying a Festoon by Benedetto da Maino (cat. 1133),” in The John G. Johnson Collection: A History and Selected Works[permanent dead link], a Philadelphia Museum of Art free digital publication