wrote.

Cortona hosted a major exhibition in 2023 to celebrate the 500th anniversary of his death.

Biography

He was born Luca d'Egidio di Ventura in Cortona, Tuscany (some sources call him Luca da Cortona). The precise date of his birth is uncertain, but birth dates between 1441 and 1445 have been proposed. He died in 1523 in his native Cortona, where he is buried.

His first impressions of art seem to originate in Perugia - including the styles of artists such as

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