Early Life and Apprenticeship in Sienese Tradition Neroccio di Bartolomeo de' Landi, born in Siena in 1447, emerged from a distinguished patrician family at a pivotal moment for the city. While Siena’s golden age of medieval splendor had passed, a vibrant artistic spirit still pulsed within its walls. Neroccio inherited this legacy, beginning his formal training under Lorenzo di Pietro, known as Il Vecchietta—a master who effectively served as the central figure in shaping nearly all Sienese artists of the second half of the 15th century. This apprenticeship instilled in him a deep respect f…
A chart of Neroccio De Landi's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.
