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Andrea di Cione di Arcangelo (c. 1308 – 25 August 1368), better known as Orcagna, was an Italian painter, sculptor, and architect active in Florence. He worked as a consultant at the Florence Cathedral and supervised the construction of the façade at the Orvieto Cathedral. [1]
Andrea Orcagna was the most prominent Florentine painter, sculptor, and architect of the mid-14th century. The son of a goldsmith, Orcagna was the leading member of a family of painters, which included three younger brothers: Nardo (died 1365/66), Matteo, and Jacopo (died after 1398) di Cione.
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Feb 9, 2015 · Andrea Orcagna, originally known as Andrea di Cione, was one of the most prominent Florentine painter, sculptor, and architect of the mid-14th century. He is mentioned in Dan Brown’s latest novel Inferno.
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May 21, 2018 · Orcagna (c. 1308-c. 1368) was an Italian painter, sculptor, and architect whose work greatly influenced Florentine and Tuscan art during the late 14th century. Nothing is known of the early years of Andrea di Cione, called Orcagna.
Artist: Andrea di Cione (Orcagna) (Italian, Florence 1315/20–1368 Florence) , and workshop. Date: ca. 1365. Medium: Tempera on wood, gold ground. Dimensions: 54 1/8 x 32 1/4 in. (137.5 x 81.9 cm) Classification: Paintings. Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975. Accession Number: 1975.1.65
Hell, Satan and the Grim Reaper became favored subjects. With an imagery at once, bizarre, fantastic and inspirational, Orcagna invented an ethereal universe of inspiring beauty - an idyllic and shining Kingdome from which evil, hardship and gloom were eternally forbidden.
Orcagna (real name Andrea di Cione), the leading Florentine artist of the third quarter of the 14th century, a painter, sculptor, architect, and administrator. His nickname 'Orcagna' was apparently local slang for 'Archangel' (Arcangelo).
