Maso di Banco
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Giotto di Bondone
Giotto di Bondone , better known simply as Giotto, was an Italian painter and architect from Florence in the late Middle Ages...
. Maso's name and work are known to us from the autobiography of Lorenzo Ghiberti
Lorenzo Ghiberti
Lorenzo Ghiberti , born Lorenzo di Bartolo, was an Italian artist of the early Renaissance best known for works in sculpture and metalworking.-Early life:...
, I Commentari, which identifies frescoes in the chapel of the Holy Confessors at Santa Croce in Florence as his chief work. The frescoes represent the Life of St. Sylvester (Pope Sylvester I), the Last Judgment, and The Entombment and were probably painted about 1340.
His fresco
Fresco
Fresco is any of several related mural painting types, executed on plaster on walls or ceilings. The word fresco comes from the Greek word affresca which derives from the Latin word for "fresh". Frescoes first developed in the ancient world and continued to be popular through the Renaissance...
of a particular judgment
Particular judgment
Particular judgment, according to Christian eschatology, is the judgment given by God that a departed person undergoes immediately after death, in contradistinction to the General judgment of all people at the end of the world....
is in the Bardi banking family
Bardi family
The Bardi family was an influential Florentine family that started the powerful banking company, the Compagnia dei Bardi.Along with the Peruzzi family, the Bardis lent Edward III of England 400,000 Gold Florins, which he never repaid....
tomb, in a chapel of the Basilica di Santa Croce di Firenze
Basilica di Santa Croce di Firenze
The Basilica di Santa Croce is the principal Franciscan church in Florence, Italy, and a minor basilica of the Roman Catholic Church. It is situated on the Piazza di Santa Croce, about 800 metres south east of the Duomo. The site, when first chosen, was in marshland outside the city walls...
. It features Gualtiero de' Bardi asking for his soul before Jesus Christ.
See also
- Nanni di BancoNanni di BancoNanni d'Antonio di Banco was an Italian sculptor from Florence.He helped create the winning model for the Duomo of the Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral in Florence , under the leadership of Filippo Brunelleschi, alongside Donatello...
is a sculptor of the early 15th century who is not related to Maso.
A triptych by Maso Di Banco can be seen at the Detroit Institute of Art.There is also a portable altarpiece by Maso Di Banco in the Brooklyn Museum("Madonna and Christ Child with Saints and Scenes From The Life of Christ")