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 "The Journey of the Magi to Bethlehem, the right-hand wall of the chapel, c. 1460 by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "Angels in a heavenly landscape, the left-hand wall of the apse, from the Journey of the Magi cycle in the chapel, c. 1460 by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "Birds around a pond, detail from the Journey of the Magi cycle in the chapel, fresco detail of 70610, c. 1460 by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "Angel feeding a peacock, detail from the Journey of the Magi cycle in the chapel, c. 1460, detail of 70610 by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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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 "Procession of the Oldest King, 1459-60 by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "St. Augustine Reading Epistles of St. Paul (detail) by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "Horsemen in the royal entourage, 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 "The Raising of Lazarus by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "Angels in a heavenly landscape, the left hand wall of the apse, from the Journey of the Magi cycle in the chapel, c. 1460 (detail of 70610) by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "The Journey of the Magi. Procession of the Magi from Jerusalem to Bethlehem, called \"Viaggio dei Magi\" or \"Cavalcata dei Magi\" in Italian. Landscape detail. Fresco on the east wall of the Chapel of the Magi by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro, known as Benozzo by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "Choir of Angels, detail from the Journey of the Magi cycle in the chapel, c. 1460, detail of 70610 by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "God the Father at the Cornerstone, Christ blessing, on the ceiling, God the Father blessing by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "Fantastical Landscape, 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 "Episodes from the Life of St. Augustine, 1463-65 by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "St. Augustine leaves Rome for Milan, from the Life of St. Augustine, 1463-65 by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "The Procession of the Magi, detail of the Cavaliers, 1459-62 by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "The Mystic Marriage of St Catherine by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "St. Augustine Reading Rhetoric and Philosophy at the School of Rome by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "Madonna and Child, from the Chapel 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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_extreme_left_on_a_brown_horse_and_-_(MeisterDrucke-248438).jpg "Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan (1444-76), extreme left, on a brown horse and Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, ruler of Rimini (1417-68) beside him on a grey horse (detail) 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 "Stories of St. Augustine: Teacher and Pupils 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 "Baptism of St. Augustine (Detail) by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "Liveried attendants (detail) by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "St. Augustine Leaving His Mother St. Monica and Embarking for Italy, from the Life of St. Augustine by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "Castle (detail) by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "Shepherd and His Flock, Panel Alongside the Right Wall of the Journey of the Magi Cycle in the Chapel, c.1460 by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "Unknown Image by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "Caspar, Alleged Portrait of Lorenzo il Magnifico (detail) by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "The Descent from the Cross 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 "Face in the procession (detail) by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "The Procession of the Magi, detail of the Knight with a leopard in the Procession of Melchior, c.1460 (detail) by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "Episodes from the Life of St. Augustine, from the choir ceiling, 1463-65 by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "Architecture of city of Rome (detail) 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 "Leopard straining on a leash (detail) 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 Tower of Babel by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "The Tower of Babel 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 "St. Augustine as a Boy (detail) by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "The Tower of Babel by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "Madonna and Child with SS. Andrew and Prosper, 1466 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 "Angels in a Heavenly Landscape (detail) 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 "Angel gathering flowers in a heavenly landscape (detail) by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "The Building of the Tower of Babel (detail) 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 "Procession of the Magi Kings to Bethlehem by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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_(bw_photo)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1110934).jpg "St. Francis Receiving the Stigmata 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 "Medieval Town, Detail from the Journey of the Magi Cycle 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 "Episodes from the Life of St. Augustine, 1463-65 by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "Choir of Angels (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 "Vault of Apse of Church of Saint Francis Painted with Saints 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 "Episodes from the Life of St. Augustine, 1463-65 by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1532999).jpg "Detail from the Journey of the Magi Cycle by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "The Procession of the Magi by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1659821).jpg "The Adoration of the Magi by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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_as_Caspar_detail_from_The_Procession_of_the_Magi_c1459_-_(MeisterDrucke-322668).jpg "Piero de Medici as Caspar, (detail) from The Procession of the Magi, c.1459-60 by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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_(detail_of_78957)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1120757).jpg "The Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine (detail) by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1089248).jpg "Angel of the Annunciation (detail) by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "The Procession of the Magi 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 "Landscape with a Castle (detail) by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "Predella Panel - Lamentation with Two Male Saints Introducing Two Male Demons by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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_1450_-_(MeisterDrucke-571907).jpg "John Duns Scotus (c.1265-c.1308) 1450 by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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.jpg "Arab philosopher Averroes (detail) by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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_(bw_photo)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1110915).jpg "Pope Innocent III Approving the Rule by Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli")
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