About Piero del Pollaiuolo
Italian · 1443–1496
Renaissance portraitist whose share of credit is still being recovered from centuries of attribution to his brother Antonio
Museums9
Countries5
Most worksGemäldegalerie Berlin, Berlin · 3 works
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Where to see Piero del Pollaiuolo
Ranked by works you can see in person.
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3 works
Gemäldegalerie Berlin
Berlin, Germany
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3 works
Nationalmuseum
Stockholm, Sweden
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2 works
National Gallery
London, United Kingdom
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1 works
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Boston, United States
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1 works
Munich Central Collecting Point
Munich, Germany
Also here (6)
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1 works
Museo Poldi Pezzoli
Milan, Italy
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1 works
Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
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1 works
Galleria Sabauda
Turin, Italy
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1 worksMetropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States
Frequently Asked Questions
Who was Piero del Pollaiuolo?
Piero del Pollaiuolo was an Italian artist born around 1443 in Florence. He is known for his portraits and collaborative work with his brother Antonio, and he died in Rome around 1496.What is Piero del Pollaiuolo known for?
Piero del Pollaiuolo is known for producing some of the finest portraits of women in fifteenth-century Florence, with meticulously rendered dress and jewellery. He and his brother Antonio also painted altarpieces and produced embroidery designs for the Florence Baptistery.What was Piero del Pollaiuolo's art style?
Revisionist art historians believe Piero del Pollaiuolo's style had a softer, more atmospheric quality than his brother Antonio's harder line. At least one of the brothers was influenced by the style of Early Netherlandish painting.
Sources
Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Piero del Pollaiuolo's works across the following collections.
- [1] museum Art Institute of Chicago Used for: museum holdings.
- [2] museum Metropolitan Museum of Art Used for: museum holdings.
- [3] book Beard, Lee, 1973- author, Butler, Adam, author; Van Cleave, Claire, author; Fortenberry, Diane, author; Stirling, Susan, author, Beard, Lee, 1973- author, Butler, Adam, author; Van Cleave, Claire, author; Fortenberry, Diane, author; Stirling, Susan, author - The Art Book_ New Edition, Mini Format Used for: biography.
- [4] book Gardner, Helen, 1878-1946, Gardner's art through the ages Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
- [5] book Masterpieces of western art : a history of art in 900 individual studies from the Gothic to the present day Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
- [6] book E. H. Gombrich, The Story of Art - 16th Edition Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
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