Historical Dictionary of Renaissance

CASTAGNO, ANDREA DEL

(ca. 1423-1457)
The most talentedFlorentinepainter of the generation followingMasaccio, whose style influenced him greatly. He thoroughly assimilated the techniques ofperspectivedefined byFilippo Brunelleschiand first successfully applied to painting by Masaccio. The technical mastery demonstrated in hisLast Supper(ca. 1445-1450) was confirmed by hisDavid, completed about five years later.

  1. castagno, andrea del—c. Andrea del Castagno was born in the Mugello near Florencestrong. Little is known of his life though Giorgio Vasaristrong described him as a violent individual stating...Dictionary of Renaissance art