Bernardo Daddi

Years of life:	1290 – 1349
Artist's Teachers:	Giotto (?)
Art Movement:	Proto Renaissance
Painting School:	Florentine School

Genre:	Religious
Country:	Italy
Century:	XIV

Italian painter, born about 1290, died about 1349. Daddi, a young contemporary of Giotto, may have been his pupil. He combined the stark realism of Giotto with the lyricism of artists of the Siena School, such as Ambrogio Lorenzetti. Daddi, who loved to depict smiling Madonnas, pretty children, flowers and draperies, mostly created the sought-after small portable altarpieces. Then, as now, people loved the art that was pleasing to the eye. Bernardo Daddi’s major works are The Arrival of Saint Ursula in Cologne (1330, located in Los Angeles, in the Paul Getty Museum), The Betrothal of Mary (circa 1330-1340, located in London’s National Gallery), and The Martyrdom of Saint Stephen and Saint Lawrence (circa 1330, located in Florence, in the Cathedral of Santa Croce). The artist’s most expensive sold work is Coronation of the Madonna (tempera), sold in 2004 for $2,562,000.

References:

Robert Cumming. Art: complete encyclopedia. - 512 p. - Moscow: Astrel, 2005.

Artworks:

Birth of Christ

1325-1350

Birth of Christ • 1325-1350
The Temptation of St Thomas Aquinas

1338

The Temptation of St Thomas Aquinas • 1338
The Nativity

1340

The Nativity • 1340
The Martyrdom of St Stephen

1324

The Martyrdom of St Stephen • 1324
The Coronation of the Virgin

1340

The Coronation of the Virgin • 1340
The Annunciation

1335

The Annunciation • 1335
St Catherine of Alexandria with Donor and Christ Blessing

1340

St Catherine of Alexandria with Donor and Christ Blessing • 1340
Orsanmichele Madonna and Child with Angels

between 1346 and 1347

Orsanmichele Madonna and Child with Angels • between 1346 and 1347
Madonna and Child

between 1345 and 1349

Madonna and Child • between 1345 and 1349
Crucifixion

1340

Crucifixion • 1340
Virgin and Child

between 1340 and 1345

Virgin and Child • between 1340 and 1345
Virgin Mary between Saints Thomas Aquinas and Paul

1330

Virgin Mary between Saints Thomas Aquinas and Paul • 1330
Madonna and Child with Sts Matthew and Nicholas

1328

Madonna and Child with Sts Matthew and Nicholas • 1328
Polyptych of San Pancrazio: Predella panel

1338

Polyptych of San Pancrazio: Predella panel • 1338
Crucifixion

1340-1345

Crucifixion • 1340-1345
Saint John the Baptist

second quarter of XIV century

Saint John the Baptist • second quarter of XIV century
The Marriage of the Virgin

between circa 1339 and circa 1342

The Marriage of the Virgin • between circa 1339 and circa 1342
Christ on the Cross between the Virgin and Saints Mary Magdalene and John the Evangelist; left panel: The Agony in the Garden and Saints Peter and Paul; right panel: Saints Catherine of Alexandria and Margaret of Antioch, Saints James Major and Benedict

1334

Christ on the Cross between the Virgin and Saints Mary Magdalene and John the Evangelist; left panel: The Agony in the Garden and Saints Peter and Paul; right panel: Saints Catherine of Alexandria and Margaret of Antioch, Saints James Major and Benedict • 1334
The Crucifixion

before 1328

The Crucifixion • before 1328
The Temptation of St Thomas Aquinas

1338

The Temptation of St Thomas Aquinas • 1338
The Vocation of Saint Dominic

1338

The Vocation of Saint Dominic • 1338
Virgin and Child

between 1345 and 1348

Virgin and Child • between 1345 and 1348
The Madonna del Parto crowned by angels

1330

The Madonna del Parto crowned by angels • 1330
The Assumption of the Virgin, detail

1337-1338

The Assumption of the Virgin, detail • 1337-1338
The Assumption of the Virgin, detail

1337-1338

The Assumption of the Virgin, detail • 1337-1338
Crucifixion

1340-1350

Crucifixion • 1340-1350
Coronation of the Virgin

1340

Coronation of the Virgin • 1340
Madonna between Santa, Caterina of Alessandra, Zenobius of Florence, and Donors

1335

Madonna between Santa, Caterina of Alessandra, Zenobius of Florence, and Donors • 1335
Miracle of Saint Peter Martyr

1338

Miracle of Saint Peter Martyr • 1338
Polyptych with annunciation

1348

Polyptych with annunciation • 1348
The Assumption of the Virgin

1337-1338

The Assumption of the Virgin • 1337-1338