Gherardo di Giovanni del Fora 1445 – 1497
del Fora 1568
He was born in Florence as the son of the sculptor Giovanni di Miniato del Fora. He inherited his father's nickname of "Del Fora" in the history books. He is also known as "Master of the Triumph of Chastity". Besides paintings, he is known for miniatures, mosaics, and jewelry. He had many commissions for members of the Medici family in Florence and also worked for King Matthias Corvinus in Hungary. His landscapes show the influence of Early Netherlandish painters. He died in Florence.
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| Chaste Women in a Landscape 1480s | Manuscript with Poems by Lucrezia Tornabuoni 1469 | The Adoration of the Child, with Saint John the Baptist, Saint Joseph, an Augustinian and a Benedictine monk, and three angels in a wide river landscape 1469-1497 | Missal 1474-1475 | Adoration of the Christ Child 1475 | Triumph of Chastity 1475-1497 | The Combat of Love and Chastity 1480-1497 | Pope Martin V confirms the privileges of the Arcispedale of S. Maria Nuova 1474 | The Madonna and Child with an Angel in a Coastal Landscape 1480-1497 |
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| Fragment of a painting showing Men with Rosaries 1481-1497 | Fragment of a painting showing Women with Rosaries 1481-1497 | The Book of Gold of Louisa de Medici 1485 | The Book of Gold of Louisa de Medici 1485 | Bible of Matthias Corvinus. Florentine Bible 1490 | Manuscript The Book of Songs 1490 | Piero de Medici 1488 | The Crucifixion of Christ with the Image of Saint Benedict 1490 | Bible of Matthias Corvinus. Florentine Bible 1490 |