Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist, Saint Cecilia, and Angels
Piero di Cosimo
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Renaissance Painter · Active 1500 – 1500
Piero di Cosimo
Paintale's collection includes 1 paintings attributed to Piero di Cosimo, a figure of the Renaissance period whose recurring subjects — religion & mythology — trace a consistent set of preoccupations across a career's worth of commissions.
Religion & Mythology
Where to see the work: Art Institute of Chicago.
Paintings by Piero di Cosimo (1)
About Piero di Cosimo
Piero di Cosimo's surviving output sits squarely within the Renaissance period, and the paintings collected here return repeatedly to religion & mythology. Read together, they trace how one artist worked through the same problems of figure, light, and narrative weight that defined the period.
Today, paintings by Piero di Cosimo are held in major institutions including Art Institute of Chicago. Each work on Paintale unpacks the subject, the symbolism, the technique, and the long afterlife of the painting — why it was commissioned, what its earliest viewers were expected to see, and why it still rewards close looking today.
Frequently asked about Piero di Cosimo
- When did Piero di Cosimo live?
- Piero di Cosimo was active around 1500 – 1500, during the Renaissance period.
- Where can I see paintings by Piero di Cosimo?
- Art Institute of Chicago.
- What themes did Piero di Cosimo paint?
- Religion & Mythology.