Taddeo Gaddi

Taddeo Gaddi

Taddeo Gaddi (c. 1300 – 1366) was an Italian painter and architect, active during the early Renaissance. As a painter, he created altar-pieces and murals and is primarily noted as a pupil and follower of Giotto. As an architect, he is credited with the design of the Ponte Vecchio.

Life and art

Son of Gaddo Gaddi, an artist of whom little is known, Taddeo's art education came primarily as a pupil of, and assistant to, the painter Giotto di Bondone. Cennino Cennini referred to Taddeo as Giotto's godson and claimed that their relationship lasted 24 years. [http://www.wga.hu/bio/g/gaddi/taddeo/biograph.html]

Early works such as the " [http://www.artmuseums.harvard.edu/collections/servlet/webpublisher.WebCommunication?ia=codetail&ic=basic&oid=854&sq=1&tr=1&tech= The Stigmatization of Saint Francis] " (c.1325-1330, tempera on wood panel) demonstrate a subtle recasting of Giotto's style.

Perhaps his most famous works are the series of frescoes depicting the lives of the Virgin and of Christ in the Giugni Chapel ("née" Baroncelli Chapel) at Santa Croce in Florence (1328-38). "The Angelic Announcement to the Shepherds" (depicted at right) illustrates Taddeo's interest in light and its effects. His study of solar eclipses in particular would eventually lead to serious eye injury in 1339. [http://www.wga.hu/html/g/gaddi/taddeo/4announc.html]

As an architect, Taddeo Gaddi is credited with the design of the Ponte Vecchio in Florence, as well as the neighbouring Ponte Santa Trinita, which was destroyed in the 16th century. [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06332b.htm]

Two facts point to Taddeo Gaddi's importance as a Florentine artist:
#Giorgio Vasari included a biography of Taddeo Gaddi in his "Lives".
#Taddeo's name appears atop a list of 'the best masters of painting who are in Florence'. [http://www.wga.hu/bio/g/gaddi/taddeo/biograph.html]

Taddeo Gaddi produced four sons, three of whom were known artists: Giovanni Gaddi, Agnolo Gaddi and Niccolò Gaddi. There is no evidence to demonstrate that his fourth son, Zanobi, was ever a serious artist.

References

*cite web
title = Agnolo, Giovanni and Taddeo Gaddi
work = Catholic Encyclopedia
url = http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06332b.htm
accessdate = 2007-01-29

*cite web
title = Gaddi, Taddeo
work = Web Gallery of Art
url = http://www.wga.hu/bio/g/gaddi/taddeo/biograph.html
accessdate = 2007-01-29

*cite web
title = The Angelic Announcement to the Shepherds
work = Web Gallery of Art
url = http://www.wga.hu/html/g/gaddi/taddeo/4announc.html
accessdate = 2007-01-29


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