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Polidoro da Caravaggio
Polidoro da Caravaggio ( Polidoro Caldara) (b Caravaggio, nr. Bergamo, c.1499; d Messina, ?1543). Italian painter, named after his birthplace in Lombardy. At an early age he moved to Rome, where he assisted Raphael in the decoration of the Vatican Loggie and then achieved great success painting palace façades with monochrome scenes imitating classical sculpture. Almost all these works have perished (only the heavily restored decoration of the Palazzo Ricci remains in situ), but they were highly regarded in the 16th and 17th centuries and became widely known through engravings and drawings (Rubens was among the artists who copied them), making Polidoro, together with Giulio Romano, the most influential of Raphael's followers. Polidoro's other claim to fame is his decoration of the chapel of Fra Marino Fetti in S. Silvestro al Quirinale (c.1525) with two murals of scenes from the lives of St Mary Magdalene and St Catherine of Siena; here he gave an entirely new prominence to the landscape, which dominates the figures. In this he was influenced by ancient Roman painting and foreshadowed the classical landscapes of Claude and Poussin. Polidoro fled Rome after the sack of the city in 1527, moving to Naples and then Messina; Vasari says that he was murdered there by an assistant for the sake of his money.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Polidoro da Caravaggio." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Polidoro da Caravaggio." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-PolidorodaCaravaggio.html IAN CHILVERS. "Polidoro da Caravaggio." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-PolidorodaCaravaggio.html |
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Polidoro da Caravaggio
Polidoro da Caravaggio ( Polidoro Caldara) (c.1499–1543?). Italian painter, named after his birthplace, Caravaggio in Lombardy. At an early age he moved to Rome, where he assisted Raphael in the decoration of the Vatican Loggie and then achieved great success painting palace façades with monochrome scenes imitating classical sculpture. They have almost all perished (only the heavily restored decoration of the Palazzo Ricci remains in situ), but they became well known through engravings and drawings and were much imitated. Polidoro's other claim to fame is his decoration of the chapel of Fra Marino Fetti in S. Silvestro al Quirinale (c.1525) with two murals of scenes from the life of St Mary Magdalene and St Catherine of Siena; here he gave an entirely new prominence to the landscape, which dominates the figures. In this he was influenced by ancient Roman painting and foreshadowed the classical landscapes of Claude and Poussin. Polidoro fled Rome after the sack of the city in 1527, moving to Naples and then Messina; Vasari says that he was murdered there by an assistant for the sake of his money.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Polidoro da Caravaggio." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Polidoro da Caravaggio." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-PolidorodaCaravaggio.html IAN CHILVERS. "Polidoro da Caravaggio." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-PolidorodaCaravaggio.html |
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Polidoro Caldara da Caravaggio
Polidoro Caldara da Caravaggio , c.1496–1543, Italian painter. His surname, Caravaggio, came from his birthplace. A student of Raphael , he was responsible for some of the monochrome decorations in the Vatican Stanze as well as for a few of the scenes in the Loggia. After Raphael's death (1520) Polidoro entered upon a career as a decorator of house facades. These chiaroscuro decorations, based on scenes taken from ancient history, survive now mainly through engravings and drawings. Greatly admired in his own time, Polidoro exercised considerable influence on later generations. In 1527 he left Rome, traveling to Naples and Messina. Of his paintings from this period the Christ on the Way to Calvary (Naples) is perhaps the most impressive. |
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"Polidoro Caldara da Caravaggio." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Polidoro Caldara da Caravaggio." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-CaravaggPC.html "Polidoro Caldara da Caravaggio." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-CaravaggPC.html |
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Caravaggio, Polidoro da
Caravaggio, Polidoro da. See Polidoro da Caravaggio.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Caravaggio, Polidoro da." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Caravaggio, Polidoro da." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-CaravaggioPolidoroda.html IAN CHILVERS. "Caravaggio, Polidoro da." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-CaravaggioPolidoroda.html |
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