Giovanni Tornabuoni

Giovanni Tornabuoni

Giovanni Tornabuoni (died after december 22 1490) was an Italian merchant, banker and patron of the arts from Florence.

He had strong connections with the House of Medici, being the brother of Lucrezia Tornabuoni, and therefore Lorenzo il Magnifico's uncle. He was director of the family's bank in Rome, as treasurer of Pope Sixtus IV.

He was also Florentine ambassador in the Papal court in 1480 and 1484, and gonfaloniere di Giustizia in 1482. In 1485 he signed a contract with painter Domenico Ghirlandaio for a grand cycle of frescoes in what was to become the Tornabuoni Chapel in the church of Santa Maria Novella in Florence. Tornabuoni and his wife, Francesca Pitti, are portrayed as donors in the choir wall. He had been already portrayed by Ghirlandaio in the Sistine Chapel in the "Vocation of Andrew and Paul" in the Sistine Chapel.

In 1484 Tornabuoni succeeded Francesco Sassetti in the direction of the Medici Bank.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Tornabuoni Chapel — The Tornabuoni Chapel (Italian: Cappella Tornabuoni ) is the main chapel (or chancel) in the church of Santa Maria Novella, Florence, Italy. It is famous for the extensive and well preserved fresco cycle on its walls, one of the most complete in… …   Wikipedia

  • Giovanni Antonio Dosio — (1533 after 1609) was an Italian architect and sculptor. He was born in San Gimignano. A student of Ammanati, with whom he realized the Villa dell Ambrogiana, Dosio worked primarily in Rome (1548 75) and Florence (1575 89), with some commissions… …   Wikipedia

  • Portrait de Giovanna Tornabuoni — Artiste Domenico Ghirlandaio Année 1488 Technique Tempera sur panneau …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Chapelle Tornabuoni — 43°46′30.46″N 11°14′57.93″E / 43.7751278, 11.249425 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Lucrezia Tornabuoni — Portrait de Lucrezia Tornabuoni, attribué à Domenico Ghirlandaio, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. Lucrezia Tornabuoni (ou Lucrèce) (née en 1425 à Florence et morte le 28 mars 1482) est l épouse de Pierre de Médicis et la mère …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Mino di Giovanni — • Artist (1431 1484) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Mino di Giovanni     Mino di Giovanni     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Капелла Торнабуони — Капелла Капелла Торнабуони …   Википедия

  • Clarice Orsini — (* 1453 in Rom; † 30. Juli 1488 in Florenz) aus dem Haus Orsini war seit 1468 die Gattin von Lorenzo I. de’ Medici, der von 1469 bis 1492 als Stadtherr in Florenz herrschte. Ihre gemeinsamen Söhne waren Piero der Unglückliche, von 1492 bis 1494… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Medici bank — Infobox Defunct Company company name = Medici bank company fate = Shut down by authorities successor = foundation = c. 1397 defunct = 1494 location = Various; home branch in Florence, Italy industry = Banking key people = Giovanni di Bicci,… …   Wikipedia

  • Medici Bank — For the private bank in Austria that failed due to its investment in Bernard Madoff s Ponzi scheme, see Bank Medici. Medici Bank Industry Banking Key people Giovanni di Bicci, Cosimo de Medici, Piero di Cosimo, Lorenzo de Medici, Francesco… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”