Daniele da Volterra, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Daniele da Volterra

Italian painter (1509-1566)

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1509

Place of Birth: Volterra, Tuscany, Italy

Date of Death: 14-Apr-1566

Profession: painter, sculptor

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Daniele da Volterra

  • Daniele Ricciarelli (Italian: [da'nj??le ritt?a'r?lli]; c.
  • 1509 – 4 April 1566), better known as Daniele da Volterra (, Italian: [da'nj??le da (v)vol't?rra]), was a Mannerist Italian painter and sculptor. He is best remembered for his association, for better or worse, with the late Michelangelo.
  • Several of Daniele's most important works were based on designs made for that purpose by Michelangelo.
  • After Michelangelo's death Daniele was hired to cover the genitals in his Last Judgment with vestments and loincloths.
  • This earned him the nickname Il Braghettone ("the breeches maker").

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