
Rosso FiorentinoItalian, 1494–1540Neptun
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Neptun” 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
- Source
- The museum
Details
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum
- Image: Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
In the life of Rosso Fiorentino
The whole life1531
Moves to France, to the court of Francis I
In 1531 Rosso moves to France, becomes court painter to Francis I and never leaves the country again; there he is known as “Maître Roux”, the Red Master. Other accounts say he had already secured his court position in 1530.
1532
Appointed canon of the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris
In 1532 Rosso is appointed a canon of the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris.
1540
Imprisoned for slander
In 1540 Rosso is imprisoned for slander and probably died there of natural causes. Vasari claimed that the artist killed himself, but there is no evidence for it.
14 November 1540
Died













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