The Renaissance was the golden age of fresco painting. Among its most important representatives is Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli, born in Florence in 1420. He was a pupil of Fra Angelico, with whom he also worked on papal commissions, before he began to carry out commissions on his own at the age of 29. Gozzoli was one of the most productive fresco painters of his time. He was mainly active in Rome, Tuscany and the Umbria region.
Gozzoli's works are characterized by a great wealth of detail, vivid portraits and the reference to nature that emerged in the early Renaissance, the latter especially through the strikingly realistic depiction of landscapes. As was customary at the time, the paintings deal almost exclusively with religious themes. These include in particular scenes from the Bible, such as the Tower of Babel, the Assumption of Mary or the destruction of Sodom.
His main work, titled "Scenes from the Old Testament", is a 25-part series of frescoes on which he worked for a total of 16 years. In 1944 it fell almost completely victim to the war. In addition to a large number of frescoes, Gozzoli created various paintings and panel paintings. During his lifetime he enjoyed a high reputation and achieved great prosperity. After his death in 1478 he was buried in the church of San Domenico in Pistoia near Florence as a token of homage.
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.jpg "John VII Palaeologus, Eastern Roman Emperor, as one of the Three Kings (detail) by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "The Raising of Lazarus by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "Detail from the Journey of the Magi cycle in the chapel, c.1460 by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "St. Augustine Giving Rule to Monks and Talking to Child Jesus about Holy Trinity (detail) by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "Procession of the Magi with Laurent the Magnificent by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "The Cavalcade of the Magi by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "Falcon with captured rabbit (detail) by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "The Journey of the Magi. Detail representing Joseph Patriarch of Constantinople between 1261 and 1276 by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "Angel gathering flowers in a heavenly landscape (detail) by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "The Feast of Herod and the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist, 1461-62 by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "Tabernacle of the Visitation: Expulsion of Joachim from the Temple by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "Life of St. Francis, in the vault of the central apse by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "Angels in a heavenly landscape, the right hand wall of the apse, from the Journey of the Magi cycle in the chapel by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "Architectural Capriccio, a study in perspective by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "Arab philosopher Averroes, detail from Triumph of St Thomas Aquinas by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "Balthazar, alleged portrait of John VIII Palaiologos (detail) by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "Medieval Town, Detail from the Journey of the Magi Cycle by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "Giuseppe, the Patriarch of Constantinople, as one of the Three Kings (detail) by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "Knight on horseback in sumptuous attire, (detail) from the Adoration of the Magi by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "Detail of St. Augustine Reading Rhetoric and Philosophy at the School of Rome, from the Life of St. Augustine, 1464-65 by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "The Path Leading Up to a Castle (detail) by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "The Journey of the Magi (detail) by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "St. Francis Preaching to the Birds and Blessing Montefalco, 1452 by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "Episodes from the Life of St. Augustine (detail) by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "Two Liveried Attendants and the head of Lorenzo the Magnificent")
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.jpg "The Journey of the Magi to Bethlehem, the Right Hand Wall of the Chapel, c.1460 (detail) by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "Episodes from the Life of St. Augustine, 1463-65 by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "A Fake Polyptych with the Virgin Mary and Child, S. Anthony of Padua, St. Jerome, St. John and St. Louis of Toulouse, Chapel of St. Jerome by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "Procession of Balthasar as John VIII Palaeologus, Detail from the Journey of the Magi Cycle by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "Caravan of pack animals climbing a hill (detail) by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "The Voyage of the Magi (Detail) by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "Cortege of the Magi with Julien de Medicis and Joseph II, Patriarch of Constantinople by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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