Andrea del Castagno
BORN: 1419 in Castagno d’Andrea Florence, Italy.
DIED: August 19, 1457 in Florence, Italy.
MOVEMENT: Early Renaissance
INTERESTING FACTS:
Castagno studied under Fra Filippo Lippi and Paolo Uccello.
As a youth, he painted a mural of Cosimo de’ Medici’s adversaries, rebels hanging by their heels.
Castagno worked on several frescoes at the Convent of Sant’Apollonia in Florence that drew him wide acclaim.
Art historian, Visari, alleged that Castagno murdered Domenico Veneziano. This is improbable since Veneziano died in 1461 and Castagno in 1457.
NOTABLE WORKS:
Last Supper, Crucifixion, Famous Men and Women, David with the Head of Goliath.
Castagno art book 30+ reproductions of religious and portrait scenes with title and date.
Andrea del Castagno
BORN: 1419 in Castagno d’Andrea Florence, Italy.
DIED: August 19, 1457 in Florence, Italy.
MOVEMENT: Early Renaissance
INTERESTING FACTS:
Castagno studied under Fra Filippo Lippi and Paolo Uccello.
As a youth, he painted a mural of Cosimo de’ Medici’s adversaries, rebels hanging by their heels.
Castagno worked on several frescoes at the Convent of Sant’Apollonia in Florence that drew him wide acclaim.
Art historian, Visari, alleged that Castagno murdered Domenico Veneziano. This is improbable since Veneziano died in 1461 and Castagno in 1457.
NOTABLE WORKS:
Last Supper, Crucifixion, Famous Men and Women, David with the Head of Goliath.
Castagno art book 30+ reproductions of religious and portrait scenes with title and date.
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Andrea del CastagnoBORN: 1419 in Castagno d’Andrea Florence, Italy.
DIED: August 19, 1457 in Florence, Italy.
MOVEMENT: Early Renaissance
INTERESTING FACTS:
Castagno studied under Fra Filippo Lippi and Paolo Uccello.
As a youth, he painted a mural of Cosimo de’ Medici’s adversaries, rebels hanging by their heels.
Castagno worked on several frescoes at the Convent of Sant’Apollonia in Florence that drew him wide acclaim.
Art historian, Visari, alleged that Castagno murdered Domenico Veneziano. This is improbable since Veneziano died in 1461 and Castagno in 1457.
NOTABLE WORKS:
Last Supper, Crucifixion, Famous Men and Women, David with the Head of Goliath.
Castagno art book 30+ reproductions of religious and portrait scenes with title and date.
Andrea del Castagno
BORN: 1419 in Castagno d’Andrea Florence, Italy.
DIED: August 19, 1457 in Florence, Italy.
MOVEMENT: Early Renaissance
INTERESTING FACTS:
Castagno studied under Fra Filippo Lippi and Paolo Uccello.
As a youth, he painted a mural of Cosimo de’ Medici’s adversaries, rebels hanging by their heels.
Castagno worked on several frescoes at the Convent of Sant’Apollonia in Florence that drew him wide acclaim.
Art historian, Visari, alleged that Castagno murdered Domenico Veneziano. This is improbable since Veneziano died in 1461 and Castagno in 1457.
NOTABLE WORKS:
Last Supper, Crucifixion, Famous Men and Women, David with the Head of Goliath.
Castagno art book 30+ reproductions of religious and portrait scenes with title and date.






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