Taddeo Gaddi
(1300–1366) Italian early renaissance painter (1300–1366)
Taddeo Gaddi (Italy, 1300–1366) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Taddeo Gaddi belongs to the chapter ‘The Gothic’ in this site’s history of art.
Taddeo Gaddi was born in Florence and died in Florence. The teachers included Giotto and Gaddo Gaddi. The students included Agnolo Gaddi and Jacopo del Casentino.
The best-known works include ‘Madonna of Humility (Madonna dell'Umiltà)’, ‘Four-sided lobed medallion of crucifixion from the sacristy of Santa Croce’, ‘Madonna and Child Enthroned with Angels and Saints’, and ‘Baroncelli Chapel’. The catalogue has 24 works by Taddeo Gaddi with free images. The dated works span the years 1320–1355. Works by Taddeo Gaddi are held by several collections, among them Gemäldegalerie, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Vittorio Cini collection, and Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Simone Martini, Andrea Pisano, Paolo Veneziano, Matteo Giovannetti, and Bartolomeo Bulgarini.