Andrea del Sartos real name was Andrea d'Angelo di Francesco. His nickname derives from his father's profession, who was a tailor. Del Sarto was of remarkably small height, which is why his friends liked to call him Andreino. Originally, Del Sarto began training with a goldsmith, but his drawing skills caught the attention of a local painter, who first taught him himself and later referred him to Piero di Cosimo. In his work, however, del Sarto oriented himself less to his master and more to Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci and Fra Bartolommeo, whose different styles he knew how to combine in an inimitable way. During his lifetime he achieved high esteem and even received the nickname Andrea sensa errori, which means flawless Andrea. After his death, however, he was marginalized, mainly because other great masters of his time, such as da Vinci, Raphael and Michelangelo, surpassed him artistically.
Del Sarto married Lucrezia del Fede at the age of about 31, who sat as a model for him several times and often served as the model for his Madonna paintings. Lucrezia was the wealthy widow of a hatter. The marriage therefore brought del Sarto some financial comforts. It is therefore not surprising that del Sarto showed only moderate enthusiasm for work. He painted when it suited him and also the payment was rather secondary for him. His student and later biographer Vasari, who was introduced to him by Michelangelo, complained about this fact. Vasari acknowledged that del Sarto had a high degree of talent, but his teacher lacked the fiery ambition and divine inspiration that would make a great artist. His opinion of del Sarto's wife was even lower. He described her as jealous, disloyal and quarrelsome.
Apart from two short periods, del Sarto spent his entire life in Florence. Around 1518 the French court became aware of del Sarto's talent and King Francois I invited the painter to Fontainbleau. Del Sarto accepted the invitation and went to Paris without his wife, but with one of his students Andrea Squarzzella. However, the stay was only of short duration. Some assume that Del Sarto did not see himself as a court artist and felt mentally underchallenged. For in his short time at court, he did not produce a single work. According to Vasari, however, Lucrezia is said to have ordered her husband back to Florence. Del Sarto was allowed to return with the king's permission, but should return to court as soon as possible. The king also gave del Sarto money to buy some paintings in Italy for his art collection. But del Sarto never returned and instead bought a house in Florence with the king's money. Between 1520 and his death in 1530, he worked only there until he was finally infected with the bubonic plague and died.
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.jpg "Male Figure; Drawing by Andrea del Sarto. Gabinetto dei Disegni e delle Stampe, Uffizi Gallery, Florence by Andrea del Sarto")
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.jpg "The Holy Family: Saint Mary, Jesus, Saint John the Baptist, and His Mother Saint Elizabeth by Andrea del Sarto")
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.jpg "Madonna and Child with Saint Elizabeth, Saint John and two angels by Andrea del Sarto")
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.jpg "The Virgin, Child Jesus, Saint Elizabeth, Saint Zacharias, and Little Saint John the Baptist by Andrea del Sarto")
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.jpg "Madonna of the Harpies, 1517 by Andrea del Sarto")
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.jpg "Holy Family with the Infant St. John by Andrea del Sarto")
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.jpg "Study of Drapery and Male Portrait; Drawing by Andrea del Sarto. Gabinetto dei Disegni e delle Stampe, Uffizi Gallery, Florence by Andrea del Sarto")
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.jpg "Madonna del Sacco, 1525 by Andrea del Sarto")
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.jpg "The Archangel Raphael, Saint Leonard, Tobie and the Sponsor Kneeling by Andrea del Sarto")
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.jpg "Sheet of studies with a youth and the head of an old man looking to the right (Homer?) by Andrea del Sarto")
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.jpg "Portrait of a Young Man by Andrea del Sarto")
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.jpg "Lady with Book of Verse by Petrarch by Andrea del Sarto")
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.jpg "Adoration of the Magi, Drawing by Andrea del Sarto. Gabinetto dei Disegni e delle Stampe, Uffizi Gallery, Florence by Andrea del Sarto")
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.jpg "Study of the Head of St. Catherine for the Deposition with Virgin Mary and Saints at the Pitti Palace, 1523-24 by Andrea del Sarto")
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.jpg "The Sacrifice of Isaac by Andrea del Sarto")
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.jpg "Study of the Apostles for the Last Supper of San Salvi by Andrea del Sarto")
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.jpg "Portrait of an unknown (Lady at Petrarchino, the woman holds in her hands a copy of the Canzoniere by Petrarch) by Andrea del Sarto")
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.jpg "Study of a Male Figure by Andrea del Sarto")
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.jpg "The Story of Joseph by Andrea del Sarto")
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.jpg "The Disputation of the Holy Trinity by Andrea del Sarto")
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.jpg "Enthroned Madonna with Child and Eight Saints Composition Study, 1528 by Andrea del Sarto")
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