Fra Bartolommeo
Fra Bartolommeo
Painter, born Soffignano, Italy , 28 March 1472 ; died Florence , Italy , 31 October 1517 . A pupil of Cosimo Roselli, he was a successful artist when, through the influence of Savonarola, he abandoned art and entered the Dominican convent of San Marco, in 1500 . He resumed his painting by order of his superiors. Among his masterpieces are a Pieta, The Marriage of Saint Catherine, and The Virgin Enthroned with Saints. His portrait of Savonarola is well known. One of the greatest of the Florentine Renaissance artists.