The art of the great Andrea del Sarto in an exclusive audiobook

The great Giorgio Vasari had called him a “painter without errors,” such was the formal quality of his works.Now Andrea del Sarto (real name Andrea d’Agnolo, Florence, 1486 - 1530), is the protagonist of a dedicated audiobook, Andrea del Sarto, for sale on the Finestre sull’Arte online store. The 47-minute audiobook introduces listeners to one of the greatest artists of the Renaissance, to whom many painters of later generations were indebted, from Pontormo to Rosso Fiorentino, from Granacci to Lomi, all the way to the 17th century with Francesco Furini. The audiobook is part of the series The Sixteenth Century in Florence, also available for purchase on our online store.

Born in Florence, the son of a tailor (hence the nickname), Andrea del Sarto studied with the great Piero di Cosimo but soon caught up with the achievements of the great artists of his generation, such as Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Fra’ Bartolomeo. His art moved in the wake of tradition to innovate it, always with great harmony and balance: a classical painting that amazed his contemporaries with its clarity, beauty and perfection. But Andrea del Sarto also knew how to be an extremely political painter, able to insert himself fully into contemporary debates. This and more is discussed in the audiobook: the historical and cultural context, Andrea del Sarto’s most beautiful works, his style, for an evocative trip to Florence, the city where Andrea del Sarto, except for a brief stay in France and one in Mugello, worked exclusively.

The audiobook can be purchased for only 4.50 euros, while for the complete series The Sixteenth Century in Florence (ten artists, eleven volumes), the price, discounted, is 29.90 euros (instead of 49.50).

Following is the back cover of the audiobook: "Andrea del Sarto was one of the principal artists of the mature Renaissance. Giorgio Vasari wrote that he was capable of painting ’without errors,’ because Andrea del Sarto was able to create compositions that were always formally unexceptionable, harmonious, well-balanced: a classical painting that set the school and with its luminous colors and light effects formed an indispensable basis for the painters of the early sixteenth century. Less monumental than his contemporary Friar Bartholomew, but more sensitive and delicate, he worked almost always in Florence, trained in the workshop of Piero di Cosimo, soon followed the most up-to-date models, namely Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael, and proposed an art under the banner of grace, elegance, and balance. His luminous colors, light effects, and ability to investigate the individual are characteristics that formed an important basis for many of his later experiences, such as those of the early Mannerist painters: the Pontormo and Rosso Fiorentino, the two great initiators of Florentine Mannerism, were his pupils."

Pictured: Andrea del Sarto, Last Supper (1519-1529; fresco, 462 x 872 cm; Florence, San Salvi)

The art of the great Andrea del Sarto in an exclusive audiobook

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