Andrea Orcagna
(1320–1368) Italian painter
Andrea Orcagna (Italy, 1320–1368) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a sculptor. By year of birth, Andrea Orcagna belongs to the chapter ‘The Gothic’ in this site’s history of art.
Andrea Orcagna was born in Florence and died in Florence. The teachers included Andrea Pisano and Giotto. Andrea Orcagna worked in Florence. The students included Master of the Ashmolean Predella.
The best-known works include ‘Triptych with the Virgin and Child, and Saints Mary Magdalene and Ansanus’ and ‘Fragments of frescos from the Basilica of Santa Croce (Florence)’. The catalogue has 23 works by Andrea Orcagna with free images. The dated works span the years 1343–1400. Works by Andrea Orcagna are held by several collections, among them Uffizierna, Palazzo Vecchio, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Rijksdienst Beeldende Kunst.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Taddeo Gaddi, Unionsmästaren, Francesco Talenti, Wang Meng, and Guariento.