The Judgment of Paris

Francesco di Giorgio MartiniWW-1475-267824

1475·bronze//Dark patina (black lacquer somewhat rubbed over rich reddish-brown bronze)·overall: 13.69 x 13.03 cm (5 3/8 x 5 1/8 in.) gross weight: 617.4 gr (1.361 lb.)

Catalogue

Year: 1475
Medium: bronze//Dark patina (black lacquer somewhat rubbed over rich reddish-brown bronze)
Dimensions: overall: 13.69 x 13.03 cm (5 3/8 x 5 1/8 in.) gross weight: 617.4 gr (1.361 lb.)
Collection: National Gallery of Art
Artist: Francesco di Giorgio Martini

Artist

Francesco di Giorgio Martini

Painting

Francesco di Giorgio Martini (1439–1501) was an Italian architect, engineer, painter, sculptor, and writer. As a painter, he belonged to the Sienese School. He was considered a visionary architectural theorist—in Nikolaus Pevsner's terms: "one of the most interesting later Quattrocento architects". As a military engineer, he executed architectural designs and sculptural projects and built almost seventy fortifications for the Federico da Montefeltro, Count of Urbino, building city walls and early examples of star-shaped fortifications.

Siena, Italy

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