Giorgio Andreoli

Giorgio di Pietro Andreoli, sometimes called Maestro Giorgio da Gubbio (* 1465-1470 in Intra, Lake Maggiore, † 1553 in Gubbio ) was an Italian sculptor, potter and Majolikamaler.

Life

In his native city Andreoli learned the craft of pottery and later went as a journeyman on the obligatory pilgrimage. Around 1485 he tried to settle down as a craftsman in Pavia, but did not succeed. Only in Gubbio in the Duchy of Urbino Andreoli could settle. Sponsored by Prince Giovanni Maria da Montefeltro, Andreoli where he founded his own workshop. There he made the acquaintance of Giovanni Santi; later Andreoli brothers Salimbene and Giovanni Andreoli worked there.

As of 1492, the brothers Andreoli et al Borgo worked with Francesco di Giovanni together since. Leading the way in the style at the time was Giovanni della Robbia. Later, the brothers parted Andreoli, established their own workshops and also developed artistically.

Preferably, however, he made himself famous by his running in the local factory Majolikamalereien in yellow and ruby red with metallic luster. The decorated by him bowls, plates and pitchers are highly valued by collectors and paid high because this metal chandelier.

From its terracotta altars are two in San Domenico in Gubbio (1511 ) as well as a three-part altarpiece with a depiction of the Virgin of Mercy from the same church to call (now in possession of the Städel Institute in Frankfurt am Main, issued in Liebighaus ). His bowls and dishes in which the Kensington and the British Museum in London, the Louvre in Paris and the Museum of Decorative Arts Berlin are particularly rich, he decorated with mythological, historical and allegorical scenes, with coats of arms, busts and grotesque.