Andrea dies in Florence at age forty-three …
Years: 1531 - 1531
Andrea dies in Florence at age forty-three during an outbreak of bubonic plague in either 1530 or 1531.
He is buried unceremoniously in the church of the Servites.
In Lives of the Artists, Vasari claimed Andrea received no attention at all from his wife during his terminal illness.
However, it was well-known at the time that plague was highly contagious, so it has been speculated that Lucrezia was simply afraid to contract the virulent and frequently fatal disease.
If true, this well-founded caution was rewarded, as she will survive her husband by forty years.
Andrea del Sarto: Self-portrait (first half of 16th century); oil on panel; 47 cm (18.5 in) x 34 cm (13.4 in). Uffizi Gallery.
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Years: 1531 - 1531
Andrea del Sarto: Self-portrait (first half of 16th century); oil on panel; 47 cm (18.5 in) x 34 cm (13.4 in). Uffizi Gallery.
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