Orcagna

Andrea di Cione di Arcangelo (c. 1308 – August 25, 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 facade at the Orvieto Cathedral.

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• Works
• Pupil
• References

Works

Orcagna's works include:

"Altarpiece of the Redeemer" (1354–57) in the Strozzi di Mantova Chapel at Santa Maria Novella, Florence

The tabernacle in Orsanmichele (finished 1359) which was regarded as "the most perfect work of its kind in Italian Gothic".

His fresco The Triumph of Death inspired Franz Liszt's masterwork Totentanz.

The mosaic decoration and the rose window of the cathedral of Orvieto is attributed to Orcagna, who had become Master of the Works in 1359.

Pupil

Among Orcagna's pupils or legacy were:

Nello di Vanni, a Pisan painter of the 14th century, who also worked for the Campo Santo. Nello di Vanni is conjectured to be identical with Bernardo Nello or Giovanni Falcone.

Tommaso del Mazza, called Tomasso di Marco by Giorgio Vasari.

Jacopo di Cione -brother of Andrea and mainly sculptor and architect