Luca Signorelli

Self-portrait of Luca Signorelli with Fra Angelico in the Chapel of San Brizio, Orvieto (detail)

Years of life:	1441 – 1523
Artist's Teachers:	Piero della Francesca (?)
Art Movement:	Early Renaissance
Painting School:	Tuscan School

Genre:	Portrait , Religious
Country:	Italy
Century:	XV , XVI

Signorelli was intense and gifted but outclassed by Raphael and Michelangelo.

He turned his paintings into dramatic (or even overdramatic) compositions. Note the movement, muscles, and gestures in his figures; but there is too much of this. That said, Signorelli is an excellent draftsman.

Luca Signorelli’s major works are The Holy Family, 1486–90 (London: National Gallery); The Circumcision, c. 1491 (London: National Gallery); St. Agostino Altarpiece, 1498 (Berlin: Staatliche Museum).

References:

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

Artworks:

The Annunciation of Volterra

The Annunciation of Volterra
Madonna and Child with Saints and Angels

mid or late 1510s

Madonna and Child with Saints and Angels • mid or late 1510s
Scene from the Life of St Benedict, detail

Scene from the Life of St Benedict, detail
Scene from the Life of St Benedict, detail

Scene from the Life of St Benedict, detail
The Flagellation of Christ

between 1482 and 1485

The Flagellation of Christ • between 1482 and 1485
Trinity, the Virgin, and Two Saints

1510

Trinity, the Virgin, and Two Saints • 1510
Moses's Testament and Death

1481-1482

Moses's Testament and Death • 1481-1482
The Archangel Gabriel

The Archangel Gabriel
Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints

Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints
Altarpiece of Sant'Onofrio

1484

Altarpiece of Sant'Onofrio • 1484
Saints Eligio and Antonio

Saints Eligio and Antonio
Madonna of Mercy and Saints Sebastian and Bernardino da Siena

1490

Madonna of Mercy and Saints Sebastian and Bernardino da Siena • 1490
Saint George and the Dragon

from 1495 until 1505

Saint George and the Dragon • from 1495 until 1505
Crucifixion of Christ

1502

Crucifixion of Christ • 1502
Virgin and Child with Sts Michael, Vincent of Saragozza, Margaret of Cortona and Mark

1510 - 1512

Virgin and Child with Sts Michael, Vincent of Saragozza, Margaret of Cortona and Mark • 1510 - 1512
Banner of the Holy Spirit side: Pentecost

1494

Banner of the Holy Spirit side: Pentecost • 1494
Polyptych of Saints

1507

Polyptych of Saints • 1507
The Entombment of Christ, Orvieto Cathedral

The Entombment of Christ, Orvieto Cathedral
Madonna of the milk in glory

between 1480 and 1483

Madonna of the milk in glory • between 1480 and 1483
Madonna and Child with Saints

beginning of XVI century

Madonna and Child with Saints • beginning of XVI century
Two nude youths carrying a young woman and a young man

between 1490 and 1495

Two nude youths carrying a young woman and a young man • between 1490 and 1495
Crucifixion

between 1504 and 1505

Crucifixion • between 1504 and 1505
Self-portrait of Luca Signorelli with Fra Angelico in the Chapel of San Brizio, Orvieto (detail)

1500

Self-portrait of Luca Signorelli with Fra Angelico in the Chapel of San Brizio, Orvieto (detail) • 1500
Crucifixion of Christ

1507

Crucifixion of Christ • 1507
The Adoration of the Shepherds

1496

The Adoration of the Shepherds • 1496
The Holy Family

1490s

The Holy Family • 1490s
Sermon and Deeds of the Antichrist

between 1499 and 1502

Sermon and Deeds of the Antichrist • between 1499 and 1502
Resurrection of the Flesh

1502

Resurrection of the Flesh • 1502
The Elect

between 1499 and 1502

The Elect • between 1499 and 1502
Christ and the Doubting Thomas

between 1477 and 1482

Christ and the Doubting Thomas • between 1477 and 1482
he Birth of St John the Baptist

between 1485 and 1490

he Birth of St John the Baptist • between 1485 and 1490
Poets: Empedocles

between 1499 and 1502

Poets: Empedocles • between 1499 and 1502
Pair of Apostles in Dispute

between 1477 and 1482

Pair of Apostles in Dispute • between 1477 and 1482
Pair of Apostles in Dispute

between 1477 and 1482

Pair of Apostles in Dispute • between 1477 and 1482
Pair of Apostles in Dispute

between 1477 and 1482

Pair of Apostles in Dispute • between 1477 and 1482
Poets: Virgil

between 1499 and 1502

Poets: Virgil • between 1499 and 1502
The Trinity, the Virgin and Two Saints

1510

The Trinity, the Virgin and Two Saints • 1510
The Damned Being Plunged into Hell (detail)

between 1499 and 1502

The Damned Being Plunged into Hell (detail) • between 1499 and 1502
Crucifixion with Mary Magdalen

between 1500 and 1505

Crucifixion with Mary Magdalen • between 1500 and 1505
The Holy Family with Saint Catherine of Alexandria

from 1490 until 1995

The Holy Family with Saint Catherine of Alexandria • from 1490 until 1995