St. Job Altar

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The St. Job Altar is a painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Franciabigio, created around 1516. This work, located in Florence, Italy, showcases the influence of Andrea del Sarto, another prominent Florentine painter with whom Franciabigio had a complex working relationship. The St. Job Altar is characterized by its dark, smoky background and soft, dramatic lighting, elements that reflect del Sarto's style. Franciabigio, known for his portraits and religious paintings, blended early Renaissance, High Renaissance, and proto-Mannerist styles in his work.12

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…soft, dramatic lighting of the St. Job Altar (1516). One of his best-known later paintings is his Story of Bathsheba (1523), which brings to mind the poses of some of Michelangelo’s figures on the Sistine Chapel ceiling.
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…soft, dramatic lighting of the St. Job Altar (1516). One of his best-known later paintings is his Story of Bathsheba (1523), which brings to mind the poses of some of Michelangelo’s figures on the Sistine Chapel ceiling.
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