Tuscan Art to 1600
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Glasgow Museums has a collection of 10 Italian Renaissance paintings from Tuscany, which date from 1370 to 1570. This collection comprises works by artists who were either born in or primarily working in Tuscany, and in particular Florence. It includes some works firmly attributed to acknowledged masters, along with others painted in the workshops of extremely prestigious artists of the period. All the works depict religious subjects with the exception of ‘The Judgement of Paris’, which includes an early depiction of the female nude. The oldest painting in the collection is an altarpiece panel depicting St Lawrence, by the Sienese artist Niccolò di Buonaccorso. Other notable works include ‘The Annunciation’ attributed to Botticelli, ‘Virgin and Child with the infant St John the Baptist and two Angels’ by Raffaellino del Garbo and a predella panel depicting the ‘Lamentation over the Dead Christ’ by Signorelli. Other important artists represented in this group include Sogliani, Tosini and the workshop of Pesellino. Tuscany is located in the north of Italy and is one of the 20 regions that make up the country. The capital city of the region is Florence, which is considered to be the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance. It had a healthy economy stimulated by land and sea trade and was able to support important artists and their wealthy patrons, including the influential Medici family.
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