Andrea del Sarto
Early Life, Family and Training Andrea del Sarto was born Andrea d'Agnolo di Francesco di Luca on July 16, 1486, in Florence, Italy. His father worked as a tailor, a trade that eventually led to the artist being known by the name del Sarto. This connection to the needle and thread remained a part of his identity even as he moved toward the visual arts. By 1494, at the age of eight, he began his training as an apprentice to a goldsmith. His path shifted from metalwork to the study of form and pigment. He spent time training under Gian Barile, a painter and wood sculptor, until 1498. These ear…
The Subject Atlas
A chart of Andrea del Sarto's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
Spokes — Subject
Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.
Rings — Career Period
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Threads — Shared Context
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.