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Piero di Cosimo


Piero di Cosimo (also known as Piero di Lorenzo) (14621521) was an Italian painter. The son of a Florentine goldsmith, he apprenticed under Cosimo Rosseli , whom he assisted in the decoration of the Sistine Chapel. He was noted for his rather eccentric personality and unorthodox interpretations of mythological subjects. He also wrote a relatively famous treatise on geometry. Piero's students included Andrea del Sarto. He was found dead at the foot of a flight of stairs.

His works include:


Giorgio Vasari includes a biography of Piero di Cosimo in his Lives of the Artists.

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