Pontormo

Pontormo

male, deceased (1557)
painter, Italian, fromtheProvinceofFlorence, florentine, Tuscan painter, From Tuscany
Jacopo Carucci, usually known as "Jacopo da Pontormo", "Jacopo Pontormo" or simply Pontormo, was an Italian Mannerist painter and portraitist from...
Filippo Lippi

Filippo Lippi

male, deceased (1469)
Renaissance painter, fromtheProvinceofFlorence, Roman Catholic Church art, florentine, Tuscan painter, Italian…From florence
Fra' Filippo Lippi (1406 - October 8 1469), also called Lippo Lippi, was an Italian painter of the Italian 15th century school.
Fra Angelico

Fra Angelico

male, deceased (1455)
Il Beato, fromtheProvinceofFlorence, Tuscan painter, Roman Martyrology, Beatus Ioannes Faesulanus, cognomento Angelicus, "a rare and perfect talent"…The Blessed Fra Angelico, Lives of the Artist, From Tuscany
Fra Angelico was an Early Italian Renaissance painter, referred to in Vasari's "Lives of the Artists" as having "a rare and perfect talent"." Known...
Giovanni Boccaccio

Giovanni Boccaccio

male, deceased (1375)
chivalry, Italian Renaissance writer, fromtheProvinceofFlorence, Renaissance Latin author, Christian, decameron…From florence
Giovanni Boccaccio (June 16, 1313 - December 21, 1375) was an Italian author and poet, a friend and correspondent of Petrarch, an important...
Franco Zeffirelli

Franco Zeffirelli

male, 86 years old
Honorary British knighthoods, fromtheProvinceofFlorence, opera, easter, tosca, jesus of nazareth…From florence, The Scorpioni, University of florence, Member of Forza Italia, The Taming of the Shrew writer
Franco Zeffirelli (born Gianfranco Corsi on February 12, 1923), is an Italian film director. He is also an opera director, designer and producer of...
Taddeo Gaddi

Taddeo Gaddi

male, deceased (1366)
fromtheProvinceofFlorence, Gothic painter, Tuscan painter, Italian, architect, Renaissance painter…From florence
Taddeo Gaddi (c. 1300-1366) was an Italian painter and architect, active during the early Renaissance. As a painter, he created altar-pieces and...
Ferruccio Busoni

Ferruccio Busoni

male, deceased (1924)
Jadassohn student, Italian opera composer, fromtheProvinceofFlorence, Italian, composer, pianist…From Tuscany
Ferruccio Busoni (April 1, 1866 - July 27, 1924) was an Italian composer, pianist, music teacher and conductor.
Benedetto da Maiano

Benedetto da Maiano

male, deceased (1497)
fromtheProvinceofFlorence, st. francis, Renaissance, santa maria novella, 15th century, santa croce…From Tuscany
Benedetto da Maiano (1442 - may 27 1497) was an early Italian Renaissance sculptor. Born in the village of Maiano, near Fiesole, he started his...
Dietrich von Hildebrand

Dietrich von Hildebrand

male, deceased (1977)
Protestant converts to Catholicism, Traditionalist Catholic writer, fromtheProvinceofFlorence, roman catholic church, Philosopher of religion, christian apologetics…From florence
Dietrich von Hildebrand (October 12, 1889 - January 26, 1977) was a German Catholic philosopher and theologian who was called (informally) by Pope...
Gino Bartali

Gino Bartali

male, deceased (2000)
Tour de France Yellow Jersey wearing cyclist, fromtheProvinceofFlorence, il Ginettaccio, Giro d'Italia, From Tuscany, From florence
Gino Bartali (July 18, 1914 - May 5, 2000) was an Italian professional racing cyclist. He was the most famous Italian cyclist prior to the Second...