January 17, 1433 was born Antonio del Pollaiolo

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Pollaiolo (Pollaiolo, Pollaiuolo; actually Bench, Benci), Antonio del (17.1.1433, Florence - 4.2.1498, Rome), Italian painter, sculptor, goldsmith and engraver. The representative of the Florentine school of the late Quattrocento. Been influenced by Donatello and A. del Castagno. In the works of expressivity is connected to the rationalistic fervor of cognition of regularities of the real world.
Antonio del Pollaiolo began his artistic career as a jeweler. In Florence, engraving on copper came from the jewelry techniques nello, the only engraving of Antonio Pollaiolo - Battle of Nudes (1475) - one of the first Italian engravings, which gives a clear idea about the origin of this technique. The sharpness and clarity of the lines are also peculiar and paintings by Antonio Pollaiolo. Classes jewelry business have contributed to the appearance of Antonio interest in sculpture, which he fully devoted himself after 1475. In his painting noticeably desire for accurate transmission of plastic forms. This trend can be illustrated by paintings by Apollo and Daphne, apparently written before 1470, and The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian (c. 1475, both in the London National Gallery). In the latest athletic male figures depicted in the complex three-dimensional angles, are endowed with dynamic energy. In the first picture of the important role played by striking pattern of lines lying in one plane. In the painting The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian's on the average plan placed the image of bas-reliefs from ancient triumphal arch. Small picture of Antonio Pollaiolo Hercules and Antaeus (1465, Florence, Uffizi Gallery), and he created a bronze statuette of the Bargello (1475-1480) have a common theme. Since 1477, together with Antonio Pierro (brother) was engaged in the manufacture of silver reliefs for the altar of the Florentine Baptistery. In 1484 the brothers received several orders for headstones for the popes. In headstone Sixtus IV (1484-1493) the powerful realism of the images combined with the overall lyrical mood. Each of the brothers had their own workshop in Florence. Both died in Rome, were invited to create the bronze headstones popes Sixtus IV and Innocent VIII in St. Peter's. Peter. Antonio del Pollaiolo eclipsed his fame younger brother, who remained his loyal assistant.