Signorelli, Luca

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• Signorelli, Luca — ▪ Italian painter in full  Luca d Egidio di Ventura de Signorelli , also called  Luca da Cortona  born 1445/50, Cortona, Republic of Florence died Oct. 16, 1523, Cortona  Renaissance painter, best known for his nudes and for his novel… …   Universalium

• Signorelli, Luca — (ca. 1450 1523)    Italian painter, born in the Tuscan town of Cortona and probably trained by Piero della Francesca. His artistic style, however, also suggests the influence of Florentine painters such as Antonio del Pollaiuolo and Andrea… …   Historical Dictionary of Renaissance

• Signorelli, Luca (d'Egidio di Ventura de') — or Luca da Cortona born 1445/50, Cortona, Republic of Florence died Oct. 16, 1523, Cortona Italian painter. Highly influenced by the Florentine artists, he was probably a student of Piero della Francesca. He went to Rome с 1483, where he produced …   Universalium

• Signorelli, Luca (d'Egidio di Ventura de') — o Luca da Cortona (1445/50, Cortona, República de Florencia–16 oct. 1523, Cortona). Pintor italiano. Muy influenciado por los artistas florentinos, fue probablemente discípulo de Piero della Francesca. Viajó a Roma 1483, donde pintó el fresco… …   Enciclopedia Universal

• SIGNORELLI, Luca — (1445–1523). This Tuscan Renaissance painter was probably influenced by Etruscan models in his painting of demons among the damned in the Orvieto cathedral (circa 1500 AD) …   Historical Dictionary of the Etruscans

• Signorelli, Luca — ► (1450 1523) Pintor italiano. Formidable anatomista, verdadero maestro de Miguel Ángel. De su obra destacan los frescos de la capilla de San Bricio de la catedral de Orvieto …   Enciclopedia Universal

• SIGNORELLI, LUCA —    the precursor of Michael Angelo in Italian art, born at Cortona; studied at Arezzo under Piero della Francesca, and became distinguished for the accurate anatomy of his figures and for the grandeur and originality of design exhibited in his… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• Signorelli — Signorelli, Luca …   Enciclopedia Universal

• Luca Signorelli —     Luca Signorelli     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Luca Signorelli     Italian painter, b. at Cortona about 1441; d. there in 1523. He was a son of Egidio Signorelli, and his mother was a sister of the great grandfather of Vasari, from whom we… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Signorelli — (Luca) dit Luca da Cortona (v. 1445 1523), peintre italien; élève de Piero Della Francesca. Son intérêt pour les postures annonce Michel Ange. Il renouvela le thème de l Apocalypse dans les fresques de la cath. d Orvieto (1499 1504) …   Encyclopédie Universelle