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 Preaching of the Antichrist, detail of Christ and the Devil, from the Chapel of the Madonna di San Brizio, 1499-1504 by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Preaching and the deeds of the Antichrist by Luca Signorelli")
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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 "The Last Judgment: the Elect. Detail by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "The Damned in Hell, from the Last Judgment fresco cycle by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "The End of the World - Detail depicting the damned. Fresco by Luca Signorelli (1445-1523), 1499-1504, Orvieto, Duomo, Cappella di San Brizio by Luca Signorelli")
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_15th_century_Sun_-_(MeisterDrucke-960250).jpg "Two naked men squatting. Drawing by Luca Signorelli (1441-1523), 15th century. H. 0.31 x 0.7 m, Paris, Musée du Louvre by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Damned in hell, from Last Judgment fresco cycle by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Damned in Hell, from the Last Judgment fresco cycle by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Damned in Hell, Detail with Self-Portrait of Luca Signorelli in the Guise of a Blue Demon, from the Last Judgment Fresco Cycle by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Damned to hell, detail with devils and damned by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Portrait of Luca Signorelli and the Chamberlain Niccolò d")
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.jpg "The Resurrection of the Flesh, detail from the Last Judgement, 1499-1504 by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Coronation of the Virgin with Angels and Saints, 1523. by Luca Signorelli")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1109664).jpg "Coronation of Virgin with Angels and Saints, Collegiate Church of St Martin and Leonard, Foiano della Chiana, Arezzo by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Italy, Umbria Region, Orvieto, Cathedral, Chapel of the Madonna di San Brizio, portrait of Dante Alighieri by Luca Signorelli, fresco by Luca Signorelli")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1422433).jpg "Male nudes by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "The Archangel Gabriel by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "The Resurrection of the Dead by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Benedict Sends Maurus to France and Placid to Sicily (Detail) by Luca Signorelli")
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_c1478_(tempera_on_panel)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1511960).jpg "Portrait of a Young Man (Guidubaldo da Montefeltro?) 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 "The interior, Chapel Nova or Chapel of St. Brizio, Chapel of the Holy Bodies: \"Lamentation of the Dead Christ\" between the two saints of Orvieto (S. Parenzo on the right and S. Faustino on the left) 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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.jpg "Damned in hell, from Last Judgment fresco cycle by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Damned in Hell, from Last Judgment Fresco Cycle by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Benedict Uncovers the Cunning of Totila, King of the Goths, to Test His Clairvoyance (Detail) by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Damned in hell, from Last Judgment fresco cycle by Luca Signorelli")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1120343).jpg "Sacra Conversazione 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 "Christ in the House of Simon the Pharisee by Luca Signorelli")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1083479).jpg "Sermon and Deeds of the Antichrist from Last Judgment Cycle (detail) by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Coriolanus Persuaded by His Family to Spare Rome, Frescoes from Palazzo del Magnifico, Siena, 1509 by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Damned in hell, from Last Judgment fresco cycle by Luca Signorelli")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1655598).jpg "The Annunciation by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Apocalypse, from Last Judgment fresco cycle by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "The Martyrdom of Saint Catherine of Alexandria by Luca Signorelli")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1505988).jpg "Santa Apollonia, c.1468-69 by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Call to Hell, detail showing the Antehell, taken from Dante")
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.jpg "The interior, Chapel Nova or St. Brizio Chapel, northern wall: \"Pandemonium\" (detail) 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 Crucifixion 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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_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 in hell, from Last Judgment fresco cycle by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Benedict Welcomes Totila (detail) by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Apostles 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 "Madonna and Child with John the Baptist, Francis of Assisi, Anthony of Padua, Joseph Bonaventure and Jerome by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Damned in Hell, from Last Judgment fresco cycle by Luca Signorelli")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1123363).jpg "Stories of Christ: flagellation by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Elect, from Last Judgment fresco cycle by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Damned in Hell by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "The Adoration of the Shepherds by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Christ being carried to his tomb by Luca Signorelli")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-107943).jpg "The Calling of the Chosen to Heaven 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 "Elect by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Homer, c. 1500 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 "Pala of St Onuphrius, Madonna and Child with Saints by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Calling of elect, from Last Judgment fresco cycle by Luca Signorelli")
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_circa_1495_Tondo_Oil_on_-_(MeisterDrucke-999878).jpg "The Holy Family (circa 1495) by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Apostles (detail of Saint Paul) by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Blessed in Paradise by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Dante Alighieri by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "The Last Judgement (detail) by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Martyrs, patriarchs, doctors of church and virgins by Luca Signorelli")
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_king_of_the_Ostrogoths_f_-_(MeisterDrucke-951860).jpg "Saint Benedict of Nursia welcoming Totila, king of the Ostrogoths (fresco) by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Self-Portrait with Niccolò di Angelo Franchi by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Damned in hell, from Last Judgment fresco cycle by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Elect, from Last Judgment fresco cycle by Luca Signorelli")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1112733).jpg "The Holy Family with St. John the Baptist by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "(Detail) of Prophets and the End of the World, Entrance Wall of the Chapel of the Madonna di San Brizio, 1499-1504 by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Damned in hell, from Last Judgment fresco cycle 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 "Close-up of a fresco in a cathedral, Resurrection Of The Flesh, Luca Signorelli, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy by Luca Signorelli")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-218410).jpg "Hell, from the Last Judgement (detail) by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Crucifixion by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Apostles (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 "Apocalypse, from Last Judgment fresco cycle by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Damned in hell, from Last Judgment fresco cycle by Luca Signorelli")
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.jpg "Saint Roch by Luca Signorelli")
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