Neptun, Rosso Fiorentino, 1530–1550
Rosso Fiorentino, portraitRosso FiorentinoItalian, 1494–1540

Neptun

1530–1550 · Print

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Where is “Neptun” now? Collection: Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum, Braunschweig. Unknown.

Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum

Braunschweig, Germany

The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.

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In the life of Rosso Fiorentino

The whole life
  1. 1531

    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.

  2. 1532

    Appointed canon of the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris

    In 1532 Rosso is appointed a canon of the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris.

  3. 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.

  4. 14 November 1540

    Died

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