Francesco Bacchiacca

Bachiacca, (* 1494 in Borgo San Lorenzo, † 1557 in Florence) Francesco Ubertini called, was an Italian painter of the Renaissance.

Life

Bachiacca was the son of the goldsmith Francesco Ubertini Bachiacca. He went with the painter Perugino in the doctrine of the stylistic strongly influenced him in his early days. Bachiacca was based on other models of the time, so to Albrecht Dürer, Piero di Cosimo and Andrea del Sarto. His early works include the tablets from the life of Joseph ( 1515-1518 ).

He spent several years in Rome, where he produced a series of drawings of flora and fauna from around the city. 1540 he returned to Florence to become active at the court of Cosimo I de ' Medici. Here he also took care of the decorative features of the Palazzo Vecchio; seasons, he designed tapestries, which are now on display in the corridors of the Uffizi.

Bachiacca was also a master of painting chest and small figures. He painted cabinets, furniture and other facilities in the town houses. He copied works by Fra Bartolomeo, Andrea del Sarto, Durer, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. In his last years he created his best works, including, for example, Christ before Caifa ( 1539/40 ) or the portrait of Cardinal Leopoldo (1540 /45).

Works (selection)

  • The brothers ask Joseph for forgiveness to 1515-18, wood, 36 x 140 cm ( Washington, National Gallery)
  • Feast of Joseph with his brothers to 1515-18, wood, 36 x 140 cm ( Washington, National Gallery)
  • Scenes from the life of Joseph, 1515-16, oil on panel, each 26 x 14 cm ( Galleria Borghese, Rome )
  • Descent from the Cross, 1518, oil on wood, 93 x 71 cm (Florence, Uffizi )
  • The preaching of John the Baptist, 1520, oil on panel, 68.5 x 92 cm (Budapest, Muzeum Szépmüvészeti )
  • Three scenes from the life of St. Akazius, 1521-22, wood, 38 x 252 cm
  • The corpse shooting, 1523, oil on wood, 85 x 146 cm (Dresden, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Inv. No. 80)
  • Lady with Flowers, 1525, oil on wood ( Boston, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum )
  • Madonna and Child with Saint John the Baptist, 1525 ( Dallas, Museum of Art)
  • Sibyl, 1525-50, oil on wood, 70 54 cm (Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum, inv. No. GG 2682 )
  • Madonna and Child, Elizabeth and St John the Baptist, 1530-40, oil on wood, 60 c 50.5 cm ( Esztergom, Christian Museum )
  • St. Sebastian, 1530-40, oil on canvas, 131.4 x 55.2 cm (Birmingham, Museum of Art)
  • Christ before Caiaphas, 1539-40 (Florence, Uffizi )
  • Mannalese to 1540-55, oil on wood, 112 x 95 cm ( Washington, National Gallery)
  • Moses Striking Water from the Rock to 1540-45, oil on wood, 100 x 80 cm (Edinburgh, National Gallery of Scotland )
  • Lady with Gradebook to 1540-50, oil on wood (Los Angeles, Getty Center )
  • Lady with kitten to 1540-50, oil on wood, 26 x 19 cm (Berlin, Gemäldegalerie )
  • Mary Magdalene, 1540-45, oil on wood, 51 x 42 cm (Florence, Palazzo Pitti )
  • Lute player, 1550-55, canvas, 80 x 63 cm
  • Baptism of Christ with Saints, Oil on wood, 248 x 213 cm ( Badia, Borgo a Buggiano)
  • Madonna and Child with Saint John the Baptist, oil on wood, 125.5 x 99 cm (Dresden, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Inv. No. 80 A)
  • Leda and the Swan, oil on wood, 42.9 x 31.8 cm (New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art)

St. Mary Magdalene, 1540/45

Moses Striking Water from the Rock, 1540/45

Madonna, 1540/50

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