Luca Signorelli
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Luca Signorelli was an Italian Renaissance painter from Cortona, in Tuscany, who was noted in particular for his ability as a draftsman and his use of foreshortening. His massive frescos of the Last Judgment (1499–1503) in Orvieto Cathedral are considered his masterpiece.
Self-portrait of Signorelli, from The Preaching of the Antichrist, 1500–1504
Testament and Death of Moses, detail
Lamentation over the Dead Christ, detail, 1502
Lamentation over the Dead Christ, Diocesan Museum, Cortona
Cortona
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Cortona is a town and comune in the province of Arezzo, in Tuscany, Italy. It is the main cultural and artistic centre of the Val di Chiana after Arezzo.
Cortona
Tabula Cortonensis
Bedroom mosaic floor, Roman Villa of Ossaia, Augustan era
Mosaic from the apsidial room, area 3, Roman Villa of Ossaia