Zanobi Strozzi
A Florentine Renaissance artist and illuminator who worked in the shadow of Fra Angelico, creating works of delicate beauty.
1412–1468 (age 56)·Italian painter·Birthday: November 17
Biography
Zanobi Strozzi illuminated manuscripts and painted altarpieces in early Renaissance Florence. He was a pupil and close associate of Fra Angelico. Strozzi's small-scale religious scenes show fine detail, vibrant color, and graceful linearity. His work connects monumental frescoes to the intimate, precious objects cherished by wealthy patrons. He captured the devotional spirit of his time in miniature.
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Zanobi's Life & Times
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1412Born
1417Started school
1425Became a teenager
1428Could drive
1430Could vote
1433Turned 21
1442Turned 30
1452Turned 40
1462Turned 50
1468Died at 56
Key Achievements
- Attributed with painting several surviving altarpieces and multiple panels of the Virgin and Child.
- Produced numerous exquisite manuscript illuminations, a prized art form in Renaissance Florence.
- His body of work has been connected to the historical figure known as the 'Master of the Buckingham Palace Madonna.'
- Helped disseminate the stylistic innovations of Fra Angelico's workshop through illuminated manuscripts.
Did You Know?
He was a member of the powerful Strozzi family, though a distant and less wealthy branch.
In addition to painting, he is recorded as having provided designs for metalwork.
Giorgio Vasari, the famous biographer of artists, mentioned him as a pupil of Fra Angelico in his 'Lives of the Artists'.
“The hand must follow the mind's eye to reveal the divine in nature.”
