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Andrea del Sarto

Andrea del Sarto was an Italian painter from Florence, whose career flourished during the High Renaissance and early Mannerism. He was known as an outstanding fresco decorator, painter of altarpieces, portraitist, draughtsman, and colorist.

Palette: #876441 #382C22 #533720 #BBA385 #C98F59 #8A3722 #682B19 #B9552D

  • The Holy Family with the Young Saint John the Baptist (ca. 1528): #382820 #12120A #5D4230 #9E7C65 #564C48 #302F0C
  • Portrait of a Man (1528-29): #21200B #1E1C1A #120E0A #29190D #343433 #494946
  • The Sacrifice of Isaac (ca. 1527): #513E27 #6E4F2F #363021 #555D4A #967F66 #3E2510
  • Hl. Joseph: #372E25 #7A623B #55412C #252421 #704729 #4C3425
  • Madonna della Scala: #838472 #453D25 #ACA487 #2C2D25 #59655D #A88C5A
  • La Vierge, l'Enfant et le Petit Saint Jean, Inv 1758, Recto (1758): #B8A886 #938367 #71614A
  • San Juan Bautista (Andrea del Sarto) (2020): #A2ADA8 #1B2F47 #935165 #798BAA #3F3F46 #646876
  • Madonna of the Harpies (1577): #28221B #523F2C #AB916E #786046 #39291E #B84D2C
  • San Gallo Annunciation (1510): #393225 #74694D #201F1D #596875 #3E4751 #788A9B
  • Della Scala Annunciation (1528): #0D070A #361413 #F3E3E6 #CC7047 #C7B1C5 #9D3F29
  • Passerini Assumption (1526): #171115 #050408 #76382A #BDA589 #493833 #806A60
  • Panciatichi Assumption (1523): #0F0C09 #AB9976 #3C2517 #292B1D #584127 #7E613B
  • Charity (1518): #7698B2 #483F35 #C9AE99 #8B7766 #262D34 #2E271E
  • Lady with a Book of Petrarch's Rhyme (1528): #0F110F #212A2B #312316 #76654A #A19071 #BAB495
  • Portrait of a Woman with a Basket of Spindles (1514): #141212 #2A1513 #5A1B12 #AF5331 #8B2E1A #3D1C15
  • Miraculous Cure by Relics of Filippo Benizzi (1510): #BAA586 #675B49 #927F66 #413B31 #A3502F #141513
  • The Disputation on the Trinity (1517): #70634F #141109 #383120 #EEC497 #DDA36E #542A17
  • Vallombrosa Altarpiece (1528): #7C6A54 #594B3C #37261B #1B1714 #462216 #644226
  • Joseph Interpreting Pharaoh's Dresm (1515): #0D0D0C #805E3B #AABDCA #5A5343 #9F7D58 #322319
  • Liberation of the Woman Possessed by the Devil (1509): #C69F88 #A3775C #855841 #C19162 #7D7061 #E3CFBC
  • Madonna and Child with St Elisabeth, the Infant St John, and Two Angels (1515): #CDB7A5 #3C342A #664A33 #977357 #B0917A #A8BBCC
  • Madonna and Child with St. John the Baptist (1501): #21100A #140D0A #5B3B22 #3D1E12 #CDB28F #AB8964
  • Holy Family (1607): #A59F83 #797D6D #514829 #323023 #9F8554 #57665F
  • The Visitation (1593): #6E532B #957A40 #4D391E #352B19 #C2A867
  • The Preaching of John the Baptist (1593): #80673B #624C2D #4D3D26 #AA925C
  • The Holy Family (1514): #A28A74 #5F4834 #372C1F #221C16 #232A30 #3A546D
  • Annunciation of the Birth of John the Baptist (1593): #6A4F2D #896F3D #543D20 #AF965C
  • Salome Brings the Head of John the Baptist (1593): #816739 #674F2E #523F25 #3F311C #4F3713
  • Saint Joseph (1515): #3B3026 #77613B #252422 #5A422C #71492A #AD8146
  • Saint John the Baptist (ca. 1530): #4D4F44 #492417 #925C33 #CA8B60 #6B381D #6B6E63
  • The Madonna and Child with the Infant John (the 'Fries' Madonna) (1520): #8A6D27 #E0C6A3 #7D5F47 #B99474 #53270B #160B08
  • Lucrezia di Lippo di Iacopo Guidi, Wife of Becuccio Bicchieraio (1527): #4A3416 #4D1313 #A8785C #7A5339 #57463D #77655D
  • Domenico da Gambassi (1527): #0B0905 #241C11 #846942 #3D2D1B #5B472E #AA8D67
  • The Sacrifice of Isaac (1527): #4E3F2D #71593F #AB9176 #666B5B #322719 #906D4F
  • The Virgin and Child (1516): #0C1B12 #6D5919 #AD9B71 #033312 #927C4D #4E3605
  • Virgin of the Stairs (1522): #C0BDBA #726855 #4A3721 #38281C #9B7A50 #5E4925
  • Assumption of the Virgin (1530): #1E2620 #474132 #583022 #734F39 #BE8763 #DBAF8E
  • The Mystical Marriage of Saint Catherine (1512): #0E0C0D #5B828A #AC5332 #E3B087 #DC845E #DB643B
  • Death of Saint Philip Benizi and Resurrection of a Child (1510): #AB8C6F #624130 #CCBBA8 #86634D #977044 #54514A
  • Birth of the Virgin (1513): #847365 #5F4D44 #45342F #B5A490 #AA8563 #332623
  • Noli Me Tangere (1510): #1C1617 #362523 #7D777B #56382E #86644B #E6DBD3
  • Gambassi Altarpiece (1528): #211516 #BAA282 #605649 #AA794B #593926 #8C7B65
  • Pietà with Saints (1523): #7C818D #251511 #3D291A #91603C #391812 #572117
  • The Holy Family with the Young Saint John the Baptist (1529): #604330 #3B2B24 #946C4F #CA9F84 #0F1408 #403F11
  • Bracci Holy Family (1523): #231A15 #100B0B #9B6140 #6B4930 #3F2E20 #434A38
  • Madonna with Child, Saint Elizabeth, and Saint John (1529): #090809 #B96C4C #6E6E76 #EFD9C4 #F6F0ED #EBBC9A
  • Christ the Redeemer (1525): #2C2120 #C24F39 #C17B4D #4A2C26 #6A4131 #92563A
  • Saint Philip Heals a Leper (1509): #8F7552 #C4BAAE #A29689 #BC9C70 #7F7569 #665941
  • Saint John the Baptist as a Boy (1523): #2E2619 #AF8E68 #6B3515 #534128 #755E3E #95441E
  • Saint James (1528): #818681 #45433E #579DB4 #C44E29 #9EC1CA #191715
  • Stories of Joseph (1515): #8291B1 #85593D #3C302B #0D0A11 #221D21 #4D3021
  • Journey of the Magi (1511): #977949 #C0AA8A #92826B #6C481B #EDD8BA #634F3F
  • St. Sebastian Holding Two Arrows and the Martyr's Palm (1525): #6F664E #C3AA85 #312313 #715732 #120E08 #9B835F
  • Madonna and Child with Young St John (1517): #241C14 #11110A #B8947B #452C1D #2B2F2F #906B53
  • Madonna and Child (1530): #110F0C #81593C #B28F75 #563623 #231610 #3C2619
  • The Virgin and Child with the Infant Baptist (1530): #3D2E21 #101C21 #AA8469 #585943 #D3B7A9 #805532
  • Predella of Lamentation with Four Saints (1550): #94B2A6 #607355 #ADA37A #786F45 #040204 #CCD1B3
  • Portrait of Leo X with Cardinals Giulio de' Medici and Luigi de' Rossi (1525): #C0441B #30281F #6B4E3D #8D4D30 #E09F72 #EC5B2A
  • Portrait of a Young Woman: #302A0E #9C692E #1C1707 #533F1B #84693D #46230D
  • Portrait of a Man, Possibly Ottaviano de Medici (1525): #1B1B1A #1E2416 #323233 #231311 #44484C #86352A
  • Madonna and Child with St. Elisabeth and the Infant St. John (1512): #333A2F #1B2B2B #DC9B79 #62543A #937353 #23424A
  • Annunciation with the Saints Michael the Archangel and Godenzo (1515): #2D2215 #503E2B #866242 #60341B #1C1811 #472814
  • Portrait of a Man (1550): #1D3006 #060F04 #202A17 #4B4F3D #2C2206 #4B3307
  • Virgin and Child (1993): #0F0A08 #825C3C #271506 #CAD3DC #C6B2A8 #7097AE
  • The Madonna and Child, Saint Elizabeth and the Baptist (1513): #100D12 #261B19 #4C696C #4F3725 #69513B #95816B
  • The Virgin and Child with St Catherine, St Elizabeth and St John the Baptist (1513): #100B0A #21110A #331C12 #663923 #4E281A #88502D
  • Holy Family with St John the Baptist (1529): #433531 #57585C #C3A38E #765C49 #98887E #659CE1
  • Saint John the Baptist with the Lamb (1510): #0A0D05 #BE9D80 #94704E #513418 #282211 #794F2A
  • Domenico di Jacopo di Matteo, Called 'Becuccio Bicchieraio (1529): #2E231E #968A63 #63594F #453933 #776247 #CFA268
  • Archangel Raphael with Tobias, St. Laurentius and the Donor Leonardo di Lorenzo Morelli (1512): #3A6D65 #355032 #BE8C48 #685621 #0A1911 #99A261
  • Lamentation of Christ (1519): #6A5428 #B89569 #DDC8AE #48371A #392410 #927246
  • Portrait of a Woman in Yellow (1529): #31220E #DBB071 #C77C13 #AC793C #7D461A #512B10
  • Madonna and Child with St John (1550): #7B7256 #E8A772 #295F53 #9E5524 #0E120B #30170D
  • The Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John (1530): #D0A16F #3A261E #A07A59 #353836 #7C5641 #873230
  • The Last Supper (1526): #533A22 #9B8963 #392A1D #705131 #776B43 #89663F
  • Figure of Charity (1530-1845): #060B0C #1F211D #21120A #B1712E #925721 #371F0F
  • The Blessed Virgin with the Christ Child and Saint John the Baptist (1530): #1E1611 #A57658 #41251B #754631 #59291B #5C3A29
  • Portrait of a Youth (1600): #030909 #CA542E #2C1C18 #DD9E60 #BF793E #482C23
  • La Madonna Delle Arpie (1530): #423E42 #6A514A #8F6E58 #292727 #794D42 #483533
  • Leda and the Swan (1490): #190F0D #E8E1C0 #B78A55 #D7BA85 #432921 #7F5134
  • Madonna and Child with the Infant St. John the Baptist (1526): #05040A #D7B08C #936E42 #472115 #764B25 #5D361B
  • Madonna mit Kind. (1550): #AE631D #B39253 #754617 #594721 #883A04 #552F05
  • Madonna and Child with Child Saint John and Angels (1518): #604A34 #3D2F22 #887557 #84532D #B1763E #54301E

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