Andrea da FirenzeArticle Free Pass Andrea da Firenze, also
called Andrea di Bonaiuti (flourished c. 1346—died after May 16,
1379), Florentine fresco painter whose considerable ability is
demonstrated by his works in the church of Sta. Maria Novella in
Florence. Andrea’s name appears in the register of the Arte dei
Medici e degli Speziali guild in Florence. At the end of 1365 he
was commissioned to decorate the chapter house of the church of
Sta. Maria Novella. Also attributed to him are the decorations
in the Spanish chapel and the cartoon (full-scale drawing) for
the stained-glass window of the facade. Although he was
acquainted with Giotto’s innovations in modelling and spatial
depth, he was strongly influenced by the linear, hieratic art of
his Florentine contemporary Andrea Orcagna, and most of his
works display the rigid compositions and immobile faces
associated with the Byzantine tradition. Also attributed to
Andrea are the three upper panels of a mural showing the life of
St. Ranieri in the Campo Sant