Betrothal of the Virgin

religious

Around 1512-13 several painters were employed by the Servite friars to fresco the atrium of the SS Annunziata in Florence. The mostly young artists included Franciabigio, Rosso Fiorentino, Pontormo, Francesco Indaco and Bandinelli, they were symbolically led by Andrea del Sarto. The Betrothal of the Virgin in the atrium was considered by Vasari Franciabigio's masterpiece.

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About the Artist

Franciabigio

1482 – 1525

Franciabigio (Francesco di Cristofano) was a Florentine painter, a minor master of the High Renaissance style. He was a pupil of Marinotto Albertinelli and collaborated with Andrea del Sarto (on the frescoes in the Annunziata church in Florence), who was the dominant influence on his style, as may be seen in his frescoes of this Convent. His best works are generally considered to be his portraits.

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