About Piero del Pollaiuolo
Italian · 1443–1496 · Renaissance
Renaissance portraitist whose share of credit is still being recovered from centuries of attribution to his brother Antonio
Read full biography →Piero del Pollaiuolo's works are held in 8 museums worldwide, including Gemäldegalerie Berlin, Nationalmuseum, and National Gallery.
🇩🇪 Germany
2 museums
- 3 works
Gemäldegalerie Berlin
Berlin, Germany
- 1 works
Munich Central Collecting Point
Munich, Germany
🇮🇹 Italy
2 museums
- 1 works
Museo Poldi Pezzoli
Palazzo Moriggia Della Porta, Italy
- 1 works
Galleria Sabauda
Turin, Italy
🇸🇪 Sweden
1 museum
- 3 works
Nationalmuseum
Stockholm, Sweden
Tue 11:00–20:00; Wed–Sun 11:00–17:00; closed MonFree (permanent collection)Kungsträdgården (Blå (10, 11))Confirm on museum website before visiting.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
1 museum
- 2 works
National Gallery
Trafalgar Square, United Kingdom
Daily 10:00–18:00 (Fri until 21:00)FreeCharing Cross (Bakerloo, Northern)Confirm on museum website before visiting.
🇺🇸 United States
2 museums
- 1 works
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Boston, United States
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1 works
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States
Sun–Tue, Thu 10:00–17:00; Fri–Sat 10:00–21:00; closed WedAdults $30, students $17 (pay-what-you-wish for NY residents)86 St (4, 5, 6)Confirm on museum website before visiting.
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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