Artists

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  Mary Magdalene $AU 615.82
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  The Scourging of Christ $AU 262.34 ~ 975.19

Luca Signorelli (c. 1445 Cortona-1523 Cortona) probably learned his craft in the atelier of Piero della Francesca in Arezzo, as Signorelli's early works are stylistically indebted to the older artist's paintings. Under the influence of Antonio del Pollaiuolo and Andrea del Verrocchio, Signorelli developed his own forceful artistic language that was imbued with movemet. His works mark the high point of central Italian painting during the late Quattrocento. His figures are usually subject to a geometric-stylized posture. About 1482/83, Signorelli painted two frescoes in the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican under the direction of Perugino. He spent the rest of his life in southern Tuscany and in Umbria where he worked in Spoleto, Volterra, Orvieto, Perugia and San Sepolcro among other places. Signorelli also painted frescoes and altarpieces. Other works by the artist include Cycle of Frescoes with Scenes from the Life of St. Bernard, 1496-1498, Cloister Abbey, Monteoliveto Maggiore; Portait of a Musician, c. 1500, Gemaldegalerie, SMPK, Berlin; Crucifixion, c. 1500, San Crescentino, Morra.