Portrait of Girolamo Savonarola
Fra Bartolomeo · 1498
Why it's great
Girolamo Savonarola was a fiery preacher who held Florence in his grip in the 1490s, burning books, mirrors and paintings in his Bonfire of the Vanities. His friend, the painter Fra Bartolomeo, painted him in 1498, the year he was executed.
🏛️ Part of history
The Renaissance (1400–1600) — Girolamo Savonarola was a fiery preacher who held Florence in his grip in the 1490s, burning books, mirrors and paintings in his Bonfire of the Vanities.
Where to see it
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Fra Bartolomeo was an Italian painter born in Prato in 1472 who lived in Florence. He became a Dominican friar after the death of his friend and hero Savonarola, and painted calm, majestic altarpieces. He died in Florence in 1517.
