Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist
Andrea Solario
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Renaissance Painter · Active 1509 – 1524
Andrea Solario
Paintale's collection includes 2 paintings attributed to Andrea Solario, a figure of the Renaissance period whose recurring subjects — portrait — trace a consistent set of preoccupations across a career's worth of commissions.
Portrait
Where to see the work: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Paintings by Andrea Solario (2)
About Andrea Solario
Working at the height of the Renaissance period, Andrea Solario produced a body of work that remains foundational to Western art. The recurring themes across the surviving paintings — portrait — show an artist returning to the same questions about the human figure, light, and the moral weight of a scene that Renaissance painting was uniquely equipped to answer.
Museums now holding Andrea Solario's work include The Metropolitan Museum of Art. On each painting's page here, we go beyond the caption to cover subject, symbolism, technique, and provenance — the context a modern viewer needs to see what the original audience saw.
Frequently asked about Andrea Solario
- When did Andrea Solario live?
- Andrea Solario was active around 1509 – 1524, during the Renaissance period.
- Where can I see paintings by Andrea Solario?
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- What themes did Andrea Solario paint?
- Portrait.