Crucifixion with Saint Francis by Neri di bicci 1463
Renaissance Painting of the Crucifixion with Saint Francis of Assisi, by Neri di bicci
(1463, Florence, Italy)
Neri di Bicci was an Italian painter active in his native Florence. A prolific painter of mainly religious themes, he studied under his father, Bicci di Lorenzo, who had in turn studied under his father, Lorenzo di Bicci. The three thus formed a lineage of great painters that began with Neri's grandfather.
Neri created works for all different social classes, ranging from the upper bourgeoise to Florentine guild members, government offices, prominent local basilicas and humble provincial churches. His first documented work is from 1439, when he collaborated with his father on the trompe-l’oeil funerary monument to Luigi Marsili (1342–94) in Florence Cathedral.
By 1444 Neri was working independently. An early work from this year is the triptych of the Virgin and Child Enthroned with Ten Saints for the chapel of the Villani family in Santissima Annunziata, Florence. It is clear in this work that Neri's style had evolved and moved away from the style of his father, who died in 1452, leaving Neri in charge of the workshop.
Neri di Bicci was enrolled in 1434 in the Compagnia di S Luca and worked as a painter in the thriving family workshop. At the beginning of his career, his style was virtually indistinguishable from that of the other painters in the workshop. Later he took over the management of the workshop, and eventually achieved a distictive style in his painting.
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