The life of Italian High Renaissance painter Andrea del Sarto exemplifies how different life is today. His name, del Sarto, means "tailor's son", of which he is one. At age eight, he became an apprentice for a goldsmith, and then a woodcarver. He became a reknown painter of precision (his nickname was "The Faultless Painter"), was a colleague of Michelangelo, and eventually died at the young age of 43 from the bubonic plague. Several sources say that he probably lacked the burning ambition of his contemporaries, or he would be a more widely know name, his technique was so good.
Another interesting fact is that del Sarto ripped off the king of France, Francois I. During his only visit to France, Francois gave del Sarto some money to have him buy some Italian art and send it back to his palace. Del Sarto said forget that, and used the money to build a house in Florence. Which is why he probably got the bubonic plague. Francois was heard to mutter "Karma's a bitch, del Sarto!".Top painting:
Birth of the Virgin
Oil on canvas
1513
Bottom painting:
Madonna of the Harpies
Oil on wood
1517
Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_del_Sarto
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