Luca Signorelli was a Renaissance painter who paid particular attention to the anatomy of the figures in his works. Since he was born in the Tuscan town of Cortona, he was given the nickname Luca da Cortona. His father was the painter Egidio di Ventura Signorelli. His first teacher was probably Piero della Francesca in the 1460s. The first documented works that can be attributed to Signorelli show strong influences of Piero's style. In the following years, Piero's influence on Signorelli's work diminished. The young painter became more interested in the Florentine school. The Pollaiulo brothers and their scientific naturalism had a dominant influence on his further work. There are many indications that Signorelli left Tuscany to continue his studies and work in Florence.
Signorelli also worked in Rome, Siena, Orvieto and Perugia. Most of his work consisted of frescoes. He was commissioned by Pope Julius II in 1508, together with a number of other artists such as Perugino, Pinturicchio and Il Sodoma, to decorate some of the large rooms in the Vatican Palace. However, the Pope soon changed his mind and dismissed them all to reassign the commission to Raphael. Most of the work they had done until then was removed. From about 1520 Signorelli painted less and less for health reasons, as he showed signs of paralysis. The quality of his last works deteriorated considerably. It is assumed that he had many works completed by his students. He spent the last years of his life in Cortona. There he was also politically active from 1479 as a member of the council and judge of the peace. He retained this position until the end of his life. Signorelli was a respected member of his home town. Little is known about his private life. According to the description of the art historian Giorgio Vaseri, who is said to be related to Signorelli, he was always friendly and a family man. He is said to have had little in common with a painter on the outside, but liked to dress like a nobleman.
Signorelli's fascination with anatomy suggests that he carried out many anatomical studies. Colours were not as important to him in his works as perspective, powerful poses and the play of light and shadow. In his works, he liked to show the nude figures during great exertions of strength, which made their muscles stand out and were especially emphasized. He liked to experiment with hypothetical and partly anatomically impossible poses and body shapes. Signorelli had many students, none of whom, however, achieved real, notable fame. Nevertheless, his work indirectly had a great influence on the Florentine art scene. Michelangelo, for example, is said to have based his figure design for the Sistine Chapel on Signorelli's famous frescoes "The End of the World" and "Last Judgement" from Orvieto Cathedral. Some of the poses and figures are said to have been taken over by Michelangelo in a similar form from Signorelli's frescoes.
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.jpg "The Adoration of the Magi by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Two Nude Youths Carrying a Young Woman and a Young Man by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Prophets and the End of the World, entrance wall of the Chapel of the Madonna di San Brizio by Luca Signorelli")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1118632).jpg "The Trinity, Madonna and Child, Angels and Saints by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "The Resurrected Christ appearing to his Disciples, c.1514 by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Damned to Hell (Detail) by Luca Signorelli")
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_the_Vir_-_(MeisterDrucke-971044).jpg "Circumcision. Among the characters represented: Saint Joseph, the Virgin Mary, Jesus Christ and Saint Simeon. Painting by Luca Signorelli (ca. 1445-1523) by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Damned to Hell (detail with Devils and Damned) by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "The Adoration of the Shepherds, 1522 by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "The Immaculate Conception of the Virgin by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Detail of the Elect in Paradise, from the Chapel of the Madonna di San Brizio, 1499-1504 (detail) by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "The Last Judgment: The Elected (Detail) by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Damned in hell, from Last Judgment fresco cycle by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Portrait of Luca Signorelli and Fra Angelico (detail) by Luca Signorelli")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1422433).jpg "Male Nudes by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "The Flagellation of Christ, Lamentation over the Dead Christ, Predella Panel, 1502 by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Damned in Hell (detail with self-portrait of Luca Signorelli) by Luca Signorelli")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-898640).jpg "Madonna and Child, c.1505-07 by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "The Adoration of the Shepherds, 1521 by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Damned in Hell, from Last Judgment Fresco Cycle by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Portrait of Dante Alighieri, Cathedral of Orvieto, Chapel of the Madonna di San Brizio by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "The Crucifixion by Luca Signorelli")
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_15th_century_Sun_-_(MeisterDrucke-960250).jpg "Two Naked Men Squatting by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Madonna and Child, ca. 1505-7 by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Coronation of the Virgin with Angels and Saints, 1523 by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Elect, from Last Judgment fresco cycle by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Portrait of Dante Alighieri by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Detail of the Virgin and Child by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian (ca 1498) by Luca Signorelli")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1115113).jpg "Dante and Virgil in Hell, scene from Divine Comedy, by Dante Alighieri by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Benoit recognizes and welcomes the King of the Goths Totila who has come to apologize in person for having put Benoit to the test (detail) by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Descent from the Cross (Detail), from the Chapel of the Madonna di San Brizio, 1499-1504 by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Christ being carried to his tomb by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "The Problems of Installations of the Monks in Monte Cassino, Saint Benedict Takes Away a Demon from a Stone, in the Background the Monks Find an Idol into the Ground, Another Group Fights Against Fire by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Martyrs, patriarchs, doctors of church and virgins by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Last Judgement, Resurrection of the Body, 1499-1502 by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "St Benedict Reprimanding Two Monks Who Have Violated the Rule by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "The Stoning of Saint Stephen by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "The Triumph of Chastity: Love Disarmed and Bound Frescoes from Palazzo del Magnifico, Siena by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Life of Saint Benoit: Saint Benoit Resurrects a Working Monk on the Construction Site of the Monastery of Mount Cassin After the Collapse of a Wall Because of a Demon by Luca Signorelli")
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_painting_-_(MeisterDrucke-1109832).jpg "Stories of Christ, the Last Supper by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Saint Roch by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Madonna and Child with Saints and Angels by Luca Signorelli")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1103905).jpg "Crossbowman (detail) by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "The Martyrdom of St. Catherine of Alexandria by Luca Signorelli")
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_15th_-_(MeisterDrucke-1003230).jpg "The Birth of Saint John the Baptist by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Damned in hell, from Last Judgment fresco cycle by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Apocalypse, from Last Judgment fresco cycle by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Lamentation of the Dead Christ Between the Two Saints of Orvieto (Detail) by Luca Signorelli")
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_Benedict_admonishes_the_brother_o_-_(MeisterDrucke-970486).jpg "Life of Saint Benedict of Nursie: Benedict Admonishes the Brother of Monk Valerian Who Has Broken His Fast by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "The Holy Family with Saint by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Lamentation of the Dead Christ Between the Two Saints of Orvieto by Luca Signorelli")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1419250).jpg "Sermon and Deeds of the Antichrist (detail) by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Apocalypse, from Last Judgment fresco cycle by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "The Trinity by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Damned in Hell (detail with self-portrait of Luca Signorelli) by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Bust of a Youth Looking Upward by Luca Signorelli")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1641614).jpg "Study for the Massacre of the Innocents by Luca Signorelli")
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