Successful artist whose work represents the stylistic cross-currents of the transitional period between Mannerism and Baroque. Known for his sensuous color and dramatic use of light and shade. He was one of the most influential artists in 17th-century Florence, reacting against the artificiality of Mannerism and introducing a new clarity and naturalism attuned to the Counter-Reformation to create a distinctively Florentine Baroque style. His architecture unites the fantasy of Bernardo Buontalenti with a purer and more conservative classicism. He won great fame in both Florence and Rome, where shortly before his death he was named as a Knight of Malta by Pope Paul V Borghese. Comment on works: Religious

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Cigoli, Lodovico

Biography

Notable Works

Artworks

The Adoration of the Shepherds with Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Head of Christ

Study for a Male Figure Lowered into a Grave (recto); Kneeling Female Figure in Profile to Left (verso)

Design in Elevation for the Façade of a Building

Standing Male Figure Holding a Sword (King Otto of Hungary; recto); Sketch of Standing Male Figure (verso).

Religion Kneeling before a Monstrance, Attended by Putti

St. Peter and St. John Healing the Lame at the Gates of the Temple, plate 6 from "Les Tableaux de Rome, Les Eglises Jubilaires" (The Paintings of Rome, The Churches Jubilee)

Drawing for Buontalenti's Model for the Facade of S. Maria del Fiore of Florence

A Standing Male Figure, Facing Left

Saint Vincent Ferrer Taking His Vestments