Andrea del Castagno

Italian painter (1420–1457)
Person human Q240737
Andrea del Castagno
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Andrea del Castagno

Summary

Andrea del Castagno is a human[1]. His place of birth was San Godenzo[2]. He was born on 1420[3]. He passed away in Florence[4]. He died on August 19, 1457[5]. He worked as a painter[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (200 views/month, #7,243 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Andrea del Castagno's place of birth was San Godenzo[2].
  • Andrea del Castagno passed away in Florence[4].
  • Andrea del Castagno was born on 1420[3].
  • Andrea del Castagno died on August 19, 1457[5].
  • Andrea del Castagno's professions included painter[6].
  • Andrea del Castagno's field of work was painting[8].
  • A notable student of Andrea del Castagno was Antonio del Rincón[9].
  • A notable work attributed to Andrea del Castagno is The Holy Trinity, St Jerome, and Two Saints[10].
  • A notable work attributed to Andrea del Castagno is Last Supper[11].
  • A notable work attributed to Andrea del Castagno is Assumption of the Virgin[12].
  • A notable work attributed to Andrea del Castagno is Christ in the Sepulchre with Two Angels[13].
  • A notable work attributed to Andrea del Castagno is Stories of the Virgin from Sant'Egidio[14].
  • Andrea del Castagno is recorded as male[15].
  • Andrea del Castagno's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Andrea del Castagno is associated with the Italian Renaissance movement[17].
  • Andrea del Castagno's genre is Renaissance[18].
  • Andrea del Castagno's Commons category is recorded as Andrea del Castagno[19].
  • The cause of death was plague[20].
  • Andrea del Castagno's family name is recorded as Del Castagno[21].
  • Andrea del Castagno's given name is recorded as Andrea[22].
  • Andrea del Castagno's sponsor is recorded as Bernadetto de' Medici[23].
  • Andrea del Castagno's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Andrea del Castagno[24].
  • Andrea del Castagno's work location is recorded as Florence[25].
  • Andrea del Castagno's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[26].
  • Andrea del Castagno's described by source is recorded as Teutsche Academie der Edlen Bau- Bild- und Mahlerey-Künste[27].

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Origins and Family

Andrea del Castagno was born in San Godenzo[2]. He was born on 1420[3].

Career and Affiliations

Andrea del Castagno worked as a painter[6]. His field of work was painting[8]. A notable student of him was Antonio del Rincón[9].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include The Holy Trinity, St Jerome, and Two Saints[10], a fresco painting[28], founded in 1453[29]; Last Supper[11], a fresco[30], in Italy[31], founded in 1445[32]; Assumption of the Virgin[12], a painting[33], in Germany[34], founded in 1449[35]; Christ in the Sepulchre with Two Angels[13], a painting[36], in Italy[37], founded in 1447[38]; and Stories of the Virgin from Sant'Egidio[14], a painting[39], in Italy[40].

Death and Burial

Andrea del Castagno died on August 19, 1457[5]. He passed away in Florence[4]. The cause of death was plague[20].

Why It Matters

Andrea del Castagno ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (200 views/month, #7,243 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] He is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

Where was Andrea del Castagno born?

Andrea del Castagno's place of birth was San Godenzo[2].

Where did Andrea del Castagno die?

Andrea del Castagno died in Florence[4].

What did Andrea del Castagno do for work?

Andrea del Castagno worked as painter[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . datos.bne.es. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] . wikidata.org.
  10. [20] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [21] . wikidata.org.
  14. [22] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [11] . wikidata.org.
  17. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [14] . wikidata.org.
  20. [9] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Thenetrunner · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url https://www.solisprints.co.uk/pages/artist-andrea-del-castagno
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  2. 4w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Student Antonio del Rincón
    Aliases
    Languages spoken, written or signed Italian
    Described by source Teutsche Academie der Edlen Bau- Bild- und Mahlerey-Künste, Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, 1000 Mesterværker: Europæisk malerkunst fra 13. til 19. århundrede +3
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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