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Il Sodoma

1477 – 1549

Il Sodoma (originally Giovanni Antonio Bazzi), Italian painter, whose work bridges the High Renaissance and Mannerist styles. He was active chiefly in and around Siena, where he settled in 1501. Vasari, who disliked him, explains the origin of his nickname - 'the sodomite' - in this fashion: 'His manner of life was licentious and dishonourable, and as he always boys and beardless youths about him of whom he was inordinately fond, this earned him the nickname of Sodoma; but instead of feeling shame, he gloried in it, writing stanzas and verses on it, singing them to the accompaniment of the lute.

45 artworks in collection

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15031540
15031540
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The Confirmation of the Olivetan Order by the Bishop of Arezzo

The Confirmation of the Olivetan Order by the Bishop of Arezzo

Monastery of Sant'Anna, Camprena1503
Life of St Benedict, Scene 7: Benedict Instructs the Peasants

Life of St Benedict, Scene 7: Benedict Instructs the Peasants

Abbazia, Monteoliveto Maggiore1505
Life of St Benedict, Scene 1: Benedict Leaves His Parent's House

Life of St Benedict, Scene 1: Benedict Leaves His Parent's House

Abbazia, Monteoliveto Maggiore1505
Life of St Benedict, Scene 3: Benedict Repairs a Broken Colander through Prayer

Life of St Benedict, Scene 3: Benedict Repairs a Broken Colander through Prayer

Abbazia, Monteoliveto Maggiore1505
Life of St Benedict, Scene 3: Benedict Repairs a Broken Colander through Prayer (detail)

Life of St Benedict, Scene 3: Benedict Repairs a Broken Colander through Prayer (detail)

Abbazia, Monteoliveto Maggiore1505
Life of St Benedict, Scene 4: The Monk Romanus Dresses Benedict (detail)

Life of St Benedict, Scene 4: The Monk Romanus Dresses Benedict (detail)

Abbazia, Monteoliveto Maggiore1505
Life of St Benedict, Scene 5: The Devil Destroys the Little Bell

Life of St Benedict, Scene 5: The Devil Destroys the Little Bell

Abbazia, Monteoliveto Maggiore1505
Life of St Benedict, Scene 6: A Priest Shares His Easter Meal with Benedict

Life of St Benedict, Scene 6: A Priest Shares His Easter Meal with Benedict

Abbazia, Monteoliveto Maggiore1505
Benedict Presents the Olivetan Monks with His Rule

Benedict Presents the Olivetan Monks with His Rule

Abbazia, Monteoliveto Maggiore1505
Life of St Benedict, Scene 8: Benedict is Tempted (detail)

Life of St Benedict, Scene 8: Benedict is Tempted (detail)

Abbazia, Monteoliveto Maggiore1505
Life of St Benedict, Scene 11: Benedict Founds Twelve Monasteries

Life of St Benedict, Scene 11: Benedict Founds Twelve Monasteries

Abbazia, Monteoliveto Maggiore1505
Life of St Benedict, Scene 12: Benedict Receives Maurus and Placidus

Life of St Benedict, Scene 12: Benedict Receives Maurus and Placidus

Abbazia, Monteoliveto Maggiore1505
Life of St Benedict, Scene 13: Benedict Frees a Monk

Life of St Benedict, Scene 13: Benedict Frees a Monk

Abbazia, Monteoliveto Maggiore1505
Life of St Benedict, Scene 15: Benedict Fishes the Pieces of a Broken Ax (detail)

Life of St Benedict, Scene 15: Benedict Fishes the Pieces of a Broken Ax (detail)

Abbazia, Monteoliveto Maggiore1505
Life of St Benedict, Scene 19: Benedict Sends away the Harlots

Life of St Benedict, Scene 19: Benedict Sends away the Harlots

Abbazia, Monteoliveto Maggiore1505
Life of St Benedict, Scene 30: Benedict Foretells the Destruction of Montecassino

Life of St Benedict, Scene 30: Benedict Foretells the Destruction of Montecassino

Abbazia, Monteoliveto Maggiore1505
Life of St Benedict, Scene 31: Benedict Feeds the Monk

Life of St Benedict, Scene 31: Benedict Feeds the Monk

Abbazia, Monteoliveto Maggiore1505
Life of St Benedict, Scene 32: Benedict Appears in the Dreams of Two Monks

Life of St Benedict, Scene 32: Benedict Appears in the Dreams of Two Monks

Abbazia, Monteoliveto Maggiore1505
Life of St Benedict, Scene 33: Benedict Gives Posthumous Absolution to Two Nuns

Life of St Benedict, Scene 33: Benedict Gives Posthumous Absolution to Two Nuns

Abbazia, Monteoliveto Maggiore1505
Man of Sorrow

Man of Sorrow

Abbazia, Monteoliveto Maggiore1505
Life of St Benedict, Scene 12: Benedict Receives Maurus and Placidus (detail)

Life of St Benedict, Scene 12: Benedict Receives Maurus and Placidus (detail)

Abbazia, Monteoliveto Maggiore1505
Life of St Benedict, Scene 19: Benedict Sends away the Harlots (detail)

Life of St Benedict, Scene 19: Benedict Sends away the Harlots (detail)

Abbazia, Monteoliveto Maggiore1505
Life of St Benedict, Scene 30: Benedict Foretells the Destruction of Montecassino (detail)

Life of St Benedict, Scene 30: Benedict Foretells the Destruction of Montecassino (detail)

Abbazia, Monteoliveto Maggiore1505
The Great Cloister

The Great Cloister

Abbazia, Monteoliveto Maggiore1505
The Rape of the Sabine Women

The Rape of the Sabine Women

Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome1506
Flagellation of Christ

Flagellation of Christ

Szépmûvészeti Múzeum, Budapest1510
Cupid in a Landscape

Cupid in a Landscape

The Hermitage, St. Petersburg1510
Ecce Homo

Ecce Homo

Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan1510
Deposition from the Cross

Deposition from the Cross

Pinacoteca Nazionale, Siena1510
Deposition from the Cross (detail)

Deposition from the Cross (detail)

Pinacoteca Nazionale, Siena1510
The Road to Calvary

The Road to Calvary

Szépmûvészeti Múzeum, Budapest1510
The Death of Lucretia

The Death of Lucretia

Szépmûvészeti Múzeum, Budapest1513
Wedding of Alexander and Roxane (detail)

Wedding of Alexander and Roxane (detail)

Villa Farnesina, Rome1517
Wedding of Alexander and Roxane

Wedding of Alexander and Roxane

Villa Farnesina, Rome1517
The Women of Darius's Family before Alexander the Great

The Women of Darius's Family before Alexander the Great

Villa Farnesina, Rome1517
The Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple

The Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple

Oratory of San Bernardino, Siena1518
St George and the Dragon

St George and the Dragon

National Gallery of Art, Washington1518
View of the Oratory

View of the Oratory

Oratory of San Bernardino, Siena1520
St Sebastian

St Sebastian

Galleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence1525
The Beheading of Niccolò di Tuldo

The Beheading of Niccolò di Tuldo

San Domenico, Siena1526
View of the Cappella di Santa Caterina

View of the Cappella di Santa Caterina

San Domenico, Siena1526
Pietà

Pietà

Private collection1533
The Mystic Marriage of St Catherine

The Mystic Marriage of St Catherine

Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome1539
Pietà

Pietà

Galleria Borghese, Rome1540
Allegory of Celestial Love

Allegory of Celestial Love

Chigi Saracini Collection, Siena