Andrea Orcagna

Andrea Orcagna, originally named Andrea di Cione, was a Florentine painter, sculptor, and architect. He was born around 1308 as the son of a goldsmith and became one of the leading artists of the mid-14^th century. At times he worked together with his three brothers, Nardo, Matteo and Jacopo. His name appeared first in the register of the Florentine painter’s guild in 1343 and he became a member of the stone worker’s guild in 1352.

Orcagna painted the altarpiece in the Strozzi Chapel of Santa Maria Novella that shows The Redeemer with the Madonna and Saints, signed and dated 1357. Furthermore, he was the head architect of the Orvieto Cathedral, where he worked with his brother Matteo and designed the mosaic decoration of the facade. Some fragments of frescos have been attributed to Orcagna and his assistants, such as the Triumph of Death in the church of Santa Croce and some fragments of the Prophets, in Santa Maria Novella. His works also include the tabernacle in the Church of Or San Michele. In addition, he worked on the St. Matthew Altarpiece, now exhibited in the Uffizi, Florence, with his brother Jacopo di Cione, who finished the project after Orcagna’s death, in 1368.

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