Solari (Catholic Encyclopedia article)
Beda Kleinschmidt · 1913
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The Solari were a family of Milanese artists whose work shaped the city's cathedral and the Certosa monastery near Pavia in the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. This Catholic Encyclopedia entry traces several generations of the clan, from builders who raised churches and fortifications to painters trained in Venice and Milan.
Guiniforte Solari helped design the Certosa and the Sforza castle, while his son Pietro Antonio later carried the family's craft to Moscow, where he worked on rebuilding the Kremlin. Andrea Solari, trained under Giovanni Bellini, absorbed Leonardo da Vinci's manner so closely that he passed for Leonardo's finest pupil, and his later pictures glow with clear, bright colour. Works in Milan, Paris, and London anchor the account.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Beda Kleinschmidt |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1913 |
| COLLECTION | REFERENCE |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 5 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | New Advent — Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) |