Andrea del Sarto

The faultless painter

Vasari called him the faultless painter — Andrea senza errori. His Madonnas and frescoes achieve a classical perfection of drawing and color that rivals Raphael. Robert Browning's poem immortalized his supposed timidity alongside his technical mastery.

Key works

• Madonna of the Harpies1517— Classical perfection — 'faultless'
  Uffizi, Florence
• Last Supper (San Salvi)1527— So beautiful the soldiers spared it during the siege
  Museo del Cenacolo di Andrea del Sarto, Florence

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