Baldassare PeruzziItalian, 1481–1536Jugendlicher Kopf mit wirrem Haar
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Where is “Jugendlicher Kopf mit wirrem Haar” now? Collection: Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum, Braunschweig. Unknown.
Braunschweig, Germany
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
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- The museum
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- Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum
- Image: Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
In the life of Baldassare Peruzzi
The whole life1503–1527 · Workplace
Rome
1520
After Raphael's death: Sant'Eligio and St Peter's
After Raphael's death he takes his place on the building of the church of Sant'Eligio degli Orefici. Together with Antonio da Sangallo the Younger he also leads the continuing construction of St Peter's.
1521–1523 · Workplace
Bologna
1527
The Sack of Rome: captured by the Spaniards and ransomed
During the terrible Sack of Rome in 1527 he is taken prisoner by the Spaniards but, after paying a ransom, wins his freedom.
1527–1535
Architect to the Republic of Siena
After buying his freedom he returns to his native Siena and serves as architect to the Republic: he builds new fortifications for the city and designs, though does not build, a remarkable dam on the Bruna River near Giuncarico.
6 January 1536
Death in Rome
According to Vasari, he dies in extreme poverty, with a large family to support, and may have been poisoned by professional rivals. He is probably buried in the Pantheon, near Raphael; his monument stands in the church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva. His son Giovanni Sallustio became an architect too, and Onorio, who learned painting from his father, became a Dominican priest.
