Rosso Fiorentino

Rosso Fiorentino, the 'Florentine Redhead,' was a pivotal Mannerist painter who brought his dramatic, stylized vision from Florence to the court of Francis I in France.

ABOUT

Giovanni Battista di Jacopo, known as Rosso Fiorentino, earned his nickname from his distinctive red hair. Born in Florence in 1495, Rosso began his artistic journey training in the studio of Andrea del Sarto, working alongside his contemporary, Pontormo. His early Florentine period, around 1521, saw the creation of works such as "Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist" and "Cherub Playing a Lute." In late 1523, Rosso moved to Rome, a pivotal moment that exposed…

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NOTABLE WORKS

Diana and Hecate 1500 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Madonna and Child with the Infant St. John 1515 · Städel Museum Portrait of a Young Man 1517 · Gemäldegalerie Berlin Assumption of the Virgin 1517 · Santissima Annunziata Madonna and Child with Cherubs 1517 · Hermitage Museum Portrait of a Young Man holding a Letter 1518 · National Gallery

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INFLUENCES

Influenced by

Andrea del SartoHigh Renaissance MichelangeloHigh Renaissance RaphaelHigh Renaissance

Influenced

Francesco PrimaticcioMannerism