Giovanni di Paolo

Years of life:	1403 – 1482
Artist's Teachers:	Taddeo di Bartolo (?)
Art Movement:	Gothic Art, Northern Renaissance, Renaissance
Painting School:	Sienese School

Genre:	Religious
Country:	Italy
Century:	XV

This Sienese master, who preferred the old-fashioned style of painting, was called “The El Greco of the Quattrocento”. The painter developed a charming, decorative, and convincing narrative style, in which the spaces, perspective, scale, emotions, and logic of the “real” world are deliberately ignored.

Giovanni di Paolo’s major works are St. John the Baptist Retiring into the Wilderness, c. 1453 (London: National Gallery); The Feast of Herod, c. 1453 (London: National Gallery); The Nativity and the Adoration of the Magi, c. 1455–59 (Paris: Musée du Louvre).

References:

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

Artworks:

Virgin and Child

between 1440 and 1445

Virgin and Child • between 1440 and 1445
Five dancing angels

1430s

Five dancing angels • 1430s
The Descent from the Cross

1426

The Descent from the Cross • 1426
The Entombment

1426

The Entombment • 1426
The Resurrection of Lazarus

1426

The Resurrection of Lazarus • 1426
Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane

1430-1435

Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane • 1430-1435
Saint Ambrose

between 1465 and 1470

Saint Ambrose • between 1465 and 1470
St. John the Baptist goes into the desert

1454

St. John the Baptist goes into the desert • 1454
St Ansanus Baptizing

1440s

St Ansanus Baptizing • 1440s
Jesus Child Disputing in Temple

between 1450 and 1459

Jesus Child Disputing in Temple • between 1450 and 1459
The Annunciation

1445

The Annunciation • 1445
Lamentation over the Dead Christ

between 1430 and 1435

Lamentation over the Dead Christ • between 1430 and 1435
Madonna of Humility (Virgin and Child)

1442

Madonna of Humility (Virgin and Child) • 1442
St Clare Rescuing the Shipwrecked

between 1455 and 1460

St Clare Rescuing the Shipwrecked • between 1455 and 1460
Sts Clare and Elizabeth of Hungary

1445

Sts Clare and Elizabeth of Hungary • 1445
Nativity

1460s

old

Nativity • 1460s
The Creation of the World and the Expulsion from Paradise

1445

The Creation of the World and the Expulsion from Paradise • 1445
Saint Nicholas of Tolentino Saving a Shipwreck

1457

Saint Nicholas of Tolentino Saving a Shipwreck • 1457
Ecce Agnus Dei

1455-1460

Ecce Agnus Dei • 1455-1460
Madonna with Child and Angels; Annunciation

1440 - 1445

Madonna with Child and Angels; Annunciation • 1440 - 1445
Saint Clare Rescuing a Child Mauled by a Wolf

1453-1462

Saint Clare Rescuing a Child Mauled by a Wolf • 1453-1462
Saint John the Baptist

1433-1442

Saint John the Baptist • 1433-1442
Saint John the Baptist Entering the Wilderness

between 1455 and 1460

Saint John the Baptist Entering the Wilderness • between 1455 and 1460
Saint John the Baptist in Prison Visited by Two Disciples

between 1455 and 1460

Saint John the Baptist in Prison Visited by Two Disciples • between 1455 and 1460
Salome Asking Herod for the Head of Saint John the Baptist

between 1455 and 1460

Salome Asking Herod for the Head of Saint John the Baptist • between 1455 and 1460
The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist

between 1455 and 1460

The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist • between 1455 and 1460
The Entombment

1426

The Entombment • 1426
The Head of Saint John the Baptist Brought before Herod

between 1455 and 1460

The Head of Saint John the Baptist Brought before Herod • between 1455 and 1460
Annonciation

1445

Annonciation • 1445
Saint Catherine of Siena Dictating Her Dialogues

between 1447 and 1449

Saint Catherine of Siena Dictating Her Dialogues • between 1447 and 1449
The Crucifixion

1447

The Crucifixion • 1447
Saint Augustine

between 1465 and 1470

Saint Augustine • between 1465 and 1470
Saint Catherine

1433-1442

Saint Catherine • 1433-1442
Saint Catherine of Siena

1462

Saint Catherine of Siena • 1462
Saint Clare of Assisi Blessing the Bread before Pope Innocent IV

1455

Saint Clare of Assisi Blessing the Bread before Pope Innocent IV • 1455
Saint John the Baptist

1435-1440

Saint John the Baptist • 1435-1440
St. Thomas Aquinas Confounding Averroes

between 1445 and 1450

St. Thomas Aquinas Confounding Averroes • between 1445 and 1450
The Head of Saint John the Baptist Brought before Herod

between 1455 and 1460

The Head of Saint John the Baptist Brought before Herod • between 1455 and 1460
The Nativity

between 1455 and 1460

The Nativity • between 1455 and 1460
The Virgin of Humility

1440

The Virgin of Humility • 1440
Triumph of Love (?)

1460

Triumph of Love (?) • 1460
Virgin and Child with Saints Jerome and Bartholomew

between 1445 and 1450

Virgin and Child with Saints Jerome and Bartholomew • between 1445 and 1450
St. Fabian and St. Sebastian

about 1475

St. Fabian and St. Sebastian • about 1475
Frescos in Eremo di San Leonardo al Lago

1445

Frescos in Eremo di San Leonardo al Lago • 1445
Frescos in Eremo di San Leonardo al Lago

1445

Frescos in Eremo di San Leonardo al Lago • 1445
Frescos in Eremo di San Leonardo al Lago

1445

Frescos in Eremo di San Leonardo al Lago • 1445
Frescos in Eremo di San Leonardo al Lago

1445

Frescos in Eremo di San Leonardo al Lago • 1445
Frescos in Eremo di San Leonardo al Lago

1445

Frescos in Eremo di San Leonardo al Lago • 1445
Frescos in Eremo di San Leonardo al Lago

1445

Frescos in Eremo di San Leonardo al Lago • 1445
Frescos in Eremo di San Leonardo al Lago

1445

Frescos in Eremo di San Leonardo al Lago • 1445
Frescos in Eremo di San Leonardo al Lago

1445

Frescos in Eremo di San Leonardo al Lago • 1445
Antiphonary IV

1442

Antiphonary IV • 1442
Frescos in Eremo di San Leonardo al Lago

1445

Frescos in Eremo di San Leonardo al Lago • 1445
Adoration of the Child

1430-1440

Adoration of the Child • 1430-1440
Madonna and Child with Saints

1454

Madonna and Child with Saints • 1454
Saint Francis clothes Saint Clare

1455

Saint Francis clothes Saint Clare • 1455
Santa Chiara Saves the Shipwrecked

1455

Santa Chiara Saves the Shipwrecked • 1455
The Nativity, Saint Vittorino, Saint Ansano

1470

The Nativity, Saint Vittorino, Saint Ansano • 1470
Saint Nicholas of Tolentino Saving a Shipwreck

1457

Saint Nicholas of Tolentino Saving a Shipwreck • 1457
The Annunciation with The Expulsion of Adam and Eva from Paradise

1440-1445

The Annunciation with The Expulsion of Adam and Eva from Paradise • 1440-1445
The Annunciation with The Expulsion of Adam and Eva from Paradise

1440-1445

The Annunciation with The Expulsion of Adam and Eva from Paradise • 1440-1445
The Adoration of the Magi

1460

The Adoration of the Magi • 1460
Madonna of Humility

1444

Madonna of Humility • 1444
Madonna and Child with Angles

1475

Madonna and Child with Angles • 1475
Christ Appearing to David

1440

Christ Appearing to David • 1440
Easter Lamb

1435-1440

Easter Lamb • 1435-1440
Angel of the Annunciation

Angel of the Annunciation
The Crucifixion

1460-69

The Crucifixion • 1460-69
Sermon of the Baptist

Sermon of the Baptist
The Adoration of the Magi

1440

The Adoration of the Magi • 1440
Predella Panel from an Altarpiece: St. Catherine of Siena Invested with the Dominican Habit

1460

Predella Panel from an Altarpiece: St. Catherine of Siena Invested with the Dominican Habit • 1460
The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine of Siena

1460

The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine of Siena • 1460
Paradise

1445

Paradise • 1445
The Presentation of Christ in the Temple

1435

The Presentation of Christ in the Temple • 1435
The Procession of Saint Gregory to the Castel Sant'Angelo

1470

The Procession of Saint Gregory to the Castel Sant'Angelo • 1470
Predella Panel from an Altarpiece, St. Catherine of Siena Invested with the Dominican Habit

1460

Predella Panel from an Altarpiece, St. Catherine of Siena Invested with the Dominican Habit • 1460
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Vision

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Vision • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Madonna and Saint Bernard

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Madonna and Saint Bernard • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Christ on the Chariot

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Christ on the Chariot • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Dante and Apollo in Parnassus

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Dante and Apollo in Parnassus • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Earth and Heaven

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Earth and Heaven • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Heaven and Moon

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Heaven and Moon • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Beatrice

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Beatrice • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Dante

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Dante • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Picarda and Constancy

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Picarda and Constancy • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Nebuchadnezzar

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Nebuchadnezzar • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Beatrice

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Beatrice • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Four Episodes

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Four Episodes • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Dante and Beatrice

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Dante and Beatrice • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Justinian

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Justinian • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Daughters of Count Berengario

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Daughters of Count Berengario • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Mystery of Redemption

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Mystery of Redemption • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Sky of Venus

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Sky of Venus • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Dante and Beatrice

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Dante and Beatrice • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Dante and Beatrice

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Dante and Beatrice • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Sun in the Sky

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Sun in the Sky • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Sphere of the Sun

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Sphere of the Sun • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Saints Francis and Dominic

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Saints Francis and Dominic • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Renunciation of Saint Francis to Earthly Goods

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Renunciation of Saint Francis to Earthly Goods • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Dante and Beatrice

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Dante and Beatrice • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Dante, Beatrice and Saints

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Dante, Beatrice and Saints • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Theseus and Ariadne

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Theseus and Ariadne • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Adam, Christ and Solomon

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Adam, Christ and Solomon • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Resurrection of the Dead

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Resurrection of the Dead • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Aeneas and Anchises

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Aeneas and Anchises • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Dante and Cacciaguida

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Dante and Cacciaguida • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Florentine cities

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Florentine cities • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Legend of Hippolytus

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Legend of Hippolytus • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Dante

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Dante • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Sky of Mars

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Sky of Mars • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Sky of Jupiter

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Sky of Jupiter • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Eagle of Justice

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Eagle of Justice • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Ten Kings

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Ten Kings • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Five Righteous Principles

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Five Righteous Principles • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Sky of Saturn

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Sky of Saturn • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Four Kings

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Four Kings • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Pier Damiani

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Pier Damiani • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Saint Benedict

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Saint Benedict • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Seven Spheres

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Seven Spheres • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Triumph of Christ

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Triumph of Christ • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Christ between Saints and Angels

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Christ between Saints and Angels • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Saint Peter

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Saint Peter • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Dante in front of St. Peter

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Dante in front of St. Peter • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Saints Jacopo and John

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Saints Jacopo and John • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Saint John the evangelist

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Saint John the evangelist • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Dante and Adam

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Dante and Adam • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Saint Peter

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Saint Peter • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Christ Redeemer

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Christ Redeemer • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: the light

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: the light • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Angelic Orders

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Angelic Orders • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Fall of the Rebel Angels

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Fall of the Rebel Angels • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Hypocritical Priest

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Hypocritical Priest • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: River of Light

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: River of Light • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Madonna and Child with Saint Bernard

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Madonna and Child with Saint Bernard • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Madonna and child

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Madonna and child • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Annunciation

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Annunciation • between 1444 and 1450
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Beatrice explaining some scientific theories to Dante

between 1444 and 1450

Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Paradiso: Beatrice explaining some scientific theories to Dante • between 1444 and 1450