Who painted The Punishment of the Sinners?

Andrea del Sarto (1486-1530) created this fresco in 1510. The Florentine painter was known for harmonious compositions and mastery of color, bridging High Renaissance and Mannerist styles.

What does the fresco depict?

The work shows San Filippo Benizzi punishing groups of gamblers and blasphemers. A fantastic landscape with jutting rocks and trees frames the scene, with heavens opening above the earthly destruction below.

Where is this fresco located?

The fresco is at the Basilica della Santissima Annunziata in Florence, in the Chiostro dei Voti (Cloister of the Vows). Del Sarto painted seven frescoes in this atrium.

How big is The Punishment of the Sinners?

The fresco measures 360 x 300 cm (about 12 x 10 feet). Del Sarto used varying tones and shades to create dramatic effects, including a faint orange lightning bolt against dark storm clouds.

Where to See The Punishment of the Sinners in Florence

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The Punishment of the Sinners

by Andrea del Sarto

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Basilica della Santissima Annunziata, Florence

Florence, Italy

Permanently housed

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The Artist

Andrea del Sarto

1486–1530

Italian

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Italian artist Andrea del Sarto painted this fresco in 1510 for the Chiostro dei Voti (Cloister of the Vows) at the Basilica della Santissima Annunziata in Florence. The large fresco measures 360 x 300 cm and depicts San Filippo Benizzi punishing gamblers and blasphemers within a fantastic landscape.

Del Sarto created seven frescoes in the atrium, five illustrating the life and miracles of the Servite saint who died in 1285. This scene uses different tones to create the opening of the heavens and destruction on earth. A faint orange lightning bolt breaks a tree against thick black and purple clouds. Now at the Basilica della Santissima Annunziata in Florence.

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