Federico Fiori Barocci

1535 - 1612

Quick Facts

  • Lifespan: 77 years
  • Movements: baroque
  • Mediums: acrylic on canvas
  • Typical colors:
    • rosy brown
    • gray
  • Also known as:
    • Federico Barocci
    • il Baroccio
  • Museums on APS:
    • Albertina
    • Art Gallery of South Australia
    • Galleria Borghese
    • Galleria degli Uffizi
    • The Louvre
  • Gift suitability: other-none
  • Top-ranked work: Francesco II della Rovere
  • Nationality: Italy
  • Born: 1535, Urbino, Italy
  • Corpus themes:
    • religious devotion
    • baroque style
    • zuccari influence
    • baroque influence
    • counter-reformation
  • More…
  • Art period: Renaissance
  • Creative periods: mature period
  • Died: 1612
  • Best occasions:
    • statement
    • accent
  • Room fit: living room
  • Emotional tone:
    • reflective
    • melancholic
  • Color intensity:
    • balanced
    • monochromatic
  • Topics explored:
    • renaissance
    • baroque
    • study
    • anatomy
    • drapery
  • Copyright status: Public domain
  • Works on APS: 87

Early Life and Training

  • Born: Urbino, Italy (1535)
  • Died: 1612
  • Federico Fiori Barocci, an Italian Renaissance painter and printmaker, was born in 1535 in Urbino, Italy.
  • His original name was Federico Fiori, and he was nicknamed "il Baroccio," which means a two-wheel cart drawn by oxen in northwestern Italian dialects.
  • Barocci received his earliest apprenticeship with his father, Ambrogio Barocci, a sculptor of some local eminence.
  • He was then apprenticed with the painter Battista Franco in Urbino. This training laid the foundation for his future success.

Artistic Career and Influences

  • Barocci's work was highly esteemed and influential, foreshadowing the Baroque style of Peter Paul Rubens.
  • He worked in the pre-eminent studio of Taddeo and Federico Zuccari in Rome, where he was exposed to various artistic influences.
  • His first notable work was a "St. Margaret" executed for the confraternity of the Holy Sacrament.
  • He was invited by Pope Pius IV to assist in the decoration of the Vatican Belvedere Palace at Rome, where he painted the Virgin Mary and infant, with several saints and a ceiling in fresco, representing the Annunciation.
  • Barocci's style was characterized by a mix of Mannerism and Baroque elements.

Notable Works and Legacy

  • Five Studies of Male Figure and two of His Right Hand and Arm (Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy) - A testament to Barocci’s skill in capturing the human form.
  • Composition Study (for “Circumcision”, Paris, Musée du Louvre) – Demonstrates his ability to balance composition and emotion.
  • Man’s Head (for “Calling of Saint Andrew”, Bruxelles, Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique) - Showcases Barocci's attention to detail and expression.
  • The Nativity (1597 oil painting at the Prado).
  • Madonna del Popolo (Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy).
  • The Madonna of the Cat (La Madonna del Gatto)
  • Annunciation (1582)

Artistic Impact and Followers

  • Barocci's influence can be seen in the work of various artists, including Peter Paul Rubens, who was inspired by Barocci’s dramatic and emotive brushwork.
  • His legacy continues to be celebrated through his numerous works, now housed in museums such as the Uffizi Gallery (Florence, Italy) and the Musée du Louvre (Paris, France).

Art Quiz

There is only one correct answer for each question.

Question 1:
What was Federico Barocci's nickname, reflecting his origins?
Question 2:
Under which artist did Barocci initially receive significant training in Urbino?
Question 3:
Which artistic style significantly influenced Federico Barocci's work, foreshadowing later developments in art history?
Question 4:
Who was a notable artist inspired by Barocci’s dramatic and emotive brushwork?



Artworks by Corpus Context

Partial Study Of Two Nude Male Figures, One With Raised Arm, The Other On The Ground And Leg And Arm Studies Of The First One (for “martyrdom Of Saint Vitalis”, Milano, Pinacoteca Di Brera) — Federico Fiori Barocci
“baroque beginnings
Tre Schizzi Di Figure — Federico Fiori Barocci
“compositional exploration”
Studies Of Hand, Fingers And Leg, Foot Sketch (for “rest On The Flight To Egypt”, Città Del Vaticano, Pinacoteca Vaticana) — Federico Fiori Barocci
“preparation for fresco”
Partial Study Of Two Nude Male Figures, One With Raised Arm, The Other On The Ground And Leg And Arm Studies Of The First One (for “martyrdom Of Saint Vitalis”, Milano, Pinacoteca Di Brera) — Federico Fiori Barocci
“study
Cloaked Male Figure And Studies Of His Left Leg; Drapery Studies (for “calling Of Saint Andrew”, Bruxelles, Musées Royaux Des Beaux-arts De Belgique) — Federico Fiori Barocci
“study of drapery”
Three Studies Of Sitting Figure, Drapery Sketches (for “martyrdom Of Saint Vitalis”, Milano, Pinacoteca Di Brera) — Federico Fiori Barocci
anatomical study
Half-bust Nude Male Figure (for “presentation Of The Virgin In The Temple”, Roma, Church Of Santa Maria In Vallicella) — Federico Fiori Barocci
anatomy study
Con Una Figura Che Sorregge L — Federico Fiori Barocci
artist’s formative phase
Francesco Ii Della Rovere — Federico Fiori Barocci
artist's signature style
Three Studies Of Sitting Figure, Drapery Sketches (for “martyrdom Of Saint Vitalis”, Milano, Pinacoteca Di Brera) — Federico Fiori Barocci
artistic exploration
Young Man’s Head With His Right Hand On His Face (for “assumption Of The Virgin”, Milano, Collezione Castelbarco Albani) — Federico Fiori Barocci
assumption iconography
Three Studies Of Bending Figure And One Of His Head (for “assumption Of The Virgin”, Milano, Collezione Castelbarco Albani) — Federico Fiori Barocci
assumption theme

Most Popular Artworks

Francesco Ii Della Rovere — Federico Fiori Barocci
Francesco II della Rovere
Painting Of The Circumcision — Federico Fiori Barocci
Painting of the Circumcision
Composition Study (for “circumcision”, Paris, Musée Du Louvre) — Federico Fiori Barocci
Composition Study (for “Circumcision”, Paris, musée du Louvre)
Self-portrait — Federico Fiori Barocci
Self-Portrait
Annunciation — Federico Fiori Barocci
Annunciation
Portrait Of A Young Woman — Federico Fiori Barocci
Portrait of a Young Woman
Madonna Del Popolo — Federico Fiori Barocci
Madonna del Popolo
Virgin And Child With Sts Simon And Jude (madonna Di San Simone) — Federico Fiori Barocci
Virgin and Child with Sts Simon and Jude (Madonna di San Simone)
Holy Family With Saint Giovannino And Saint Elizabeth (città Del Vaticano, Casino Of Pius Iv) — Federico Fiori Barocci
Holy Family with Saint Giovannino and Saint Elizabeth (Città del Vaticano, Casino of Pius IV)
The Circumcision — Federico Fiori Barocci
The Circumcision
Three Studies With One Figure Supporting Another; Figure Sketch And Landscape Sketch (for “deposition”, Perugia, Cathedral Of San Lorenzo) — Federico Fiori Barocci
Three Studies with One Figure Supporting Another; Figure Sketch and Landscape Sketch (for “Deposition”, Perugia, Cathedral of San Lorenzo)
Face Of A Woman With Downcast Eyes — Federico Fiori Barocci
Face of a Woman with Downcast Eyes

Artworks by Medium

Stone-thrower For The Martyrdom Of St Vitalis — Federico Fiori Barocci
Acrylic
Painting Of The Circumcision — Federico Fiori Barocci
Acrylic On Canvas
Three Studies Of Male Bust And Two Of A Knee (for “martyrdom Of Saint Vitalis”, Milano, Pinacoteca Di Brera) — Federico Fiori Barocci
Charcoal
Three Studies Of One Figure Supporting Another And Figure Sketch (for “lamentation”, Bologna, Palazzo D’accursio) — Federico Fiori Barocci
Drawing
Figure Genuflesse E Studi Di Mani (per La — Federico Fiori Barocci
Graphite
Donkey (for “rest On The Flight To Egypt”, Città Del Vaticano, Pinacoteca Dei Musei Vaticani) — Federico Fiori Barocci
Graphite Pencil
Rest On The Flight To Egypt — Federico Fiori Barocci
Oil
Self-portrait — Federico Fiori Barocci
Oil On Canvas
Head Of A Woman, 1568-1569 — Federico Fiori Barocci
Pastel

Artworks by Emotional Tone

Three Studies Of Male Bust And Two Of A Knee (for “martyrdom Of Saint Vitalis”, Milano, Pinacoteca Di Brera) — Federico Fiori Barocci
Dramatic
Putto — Federico Fiori Barocci
Ethereal
Young Man’s Head With His Right Hand On His Face (for “assumption Of The Virgin”, Milano, Collezione Castelbarco Albani) — Federico Fiori Barocci
Melancholic
Kneeling Male Figure And Studies Of His Right Foot, Arms, Head And Drapery (for “last Supper”, Urbino, Cathedral Of Santa Maria Vergine Assunta) — Federico Fiori Barocci
Mysterious
Reclining Monk With Left Arm Leaning On A Rock (for “stigmatization Of Saint Francis”, Urbino, Galleria Nazionale Delle Marche) — Federico Fiori Barocci
Nostalgic
Self-portrait — Federico Fiori Barocci
Powerful
Three Studies Of Sitting Figure, Drapery Sketches (for “martyrdom Of Saint Vitalis”, Milano, Pinacoteca Di Brera) — Federico Fiori Barocci
Reflective
Portrait Of A Young Lady — Federico Fiori Barocci
Romantic
Portrait Of Ippolito Della Rovere — Federico Fiori Barocci
Somber
Saint Francis — Federico Fiori Barocci
Spiritual
The Nativity — Federico Fiori Barocci
Tranquil

Artworks by Color

Annunciation — Federico Fiori Barocci
Black
Bending Male Bust; Two Hand Studies (for “presentation Of The Virgin In The Temple”, Roma, Church Of Santa Maria In Vallicella) — Federico Fiori Barocci
Celadon
Composition Study (for “circumcision”, Paris, Musée Du Louvre) — Federico Fiori Barocci
Driftwood
Face Of A Woman With Downcast Eyes — Federico Fiori Barocci
Espresso
Holy Family With Saint Giovannino And Saint Elizabeth (città Del Vaticano, Casino Of Pius Iv) — Federico Fiori Barocci
Gray
Madonna Del Popolo — Federico Fiori Barocci
Phthalo Green
Nude Male Figure Playing Hurdy-gurdy, Studies Of His Bust, Head And Hands (for “madonna Del Popolo”, Firenze, Galleria Degli Uffizi) — Federico Fiori Barocci
Putty
Male Figure Stooping To Lift A Cauldron — Federico Fiori Barocci
Rosy Brown

Artworks by Color Contrast

Aeneas' Flight From Troy (detail) — Federico Fiori Barocci
Balanced
Portrait Of A Young Woman — Federico Fiori Barocci
Bold
Studies For The Figure Of Christ In The Painting Noli Me Tangere — Federico Fiori Barocci
Gentle
Five Studies Of Male Figure And Two Of His Right Hand And Arm (for “madonna Del Popolo”, Firenze, Galleria Degli Uffizi) — Federico Fiori Barocci
Serene
St Jerome — Federico Fiori Barocci
Statement

Artworks by Brightness

The Madonna Of The Cat (la Madonna Del Gatto) — Federico Fiori Barocci
balanced
The Adoration Of The Magi — Federico Fiori Barocci
bright
Nude Male Figure Playing Hurdy-gurdy, Studies Of His Bust, Head And Hands (for “madonna Del Popolo”, Firenze, Galleria Degli Uffizi) — Federico Fiori Barocci
brilliant
The Institution Of The Eucharist — Federico Fiori Barocci
deep_shadow
Virgin And Child With Sts Simon And Jude (madonna Di San Simone) — Federico Fiori Barocci
shadow

Artworks by Creative Periods

Five Studies Of Male Figure And Two Of His Right Hand And Arm (for “madonna Del Popolo”, Firenze, Galleria Degli Uffizi) — Federico Fiori Barocci
Developing Style
River Divinity (città Del Vaticano, Casino Of Pius Iv) — Federico Fiori Barocci
Early Career
Half-bust Nude Male Figure (for “presentation Of The Virgin In The Temple”, Roma, Church Of Santa Maria In Vallicella) — Federico Fiori Barocci
Early Period
Three Studies With One Figure Supporting Another; Figure Sketch And Landscape Sketch (for “deposition”, Perugia, Cathedral Of San Lorenzo) — Federico Fiori Barocci
Early Renaissance
Bending Male Bust; Two Hand Studies (for “presentation Of The Virgin In The Temple”, Roma, Church Of Santa Maria In Vallicella) — Federico Fiori Barocci
Mature
The Circumcision — Federico Fiori Barocci
Mature Baroque
Francesco Ii Della Rovere — Federico Fiori Barocci
Mature Period
Three Studies Of A Male Figure Both Nude And Clothed (for “stigmatization Of Saint Francis”, Urbino, Galleria Nazionale Delle Marche) — Federico Fiori Barocci
Mature Renaissance
Drapery Study (for “immaculate Conception”, Urbino, Galleria Nazionale Delle Marche) — Federico Fiori Barocci
Renaissance

Artworks by Topics

Kneeling Male Figure And Studies Of His Right Foot, Arms, Head And Drapery (for “last Supper”, Urbino, Cathedral Of Santa Maria Vergine Assunta) — Federico Fiori Barocci
figure
One Study Of A Standing Nude Male Figure And Two Studies Of A Kneeling Nude Male Figure (for “calling Of Saint Andrew”, Bruxelles, Musées Royaux Des Beaux-arts De Belgique) — Federico Fiori Barocci
nude figures
One Study Of A Standing Nude Male Figure And Two Studies Of A Kneeling Nude Male Figure (for “calling Of Saint Andrew”, Bruxelles, Musées Royaux Des Beaux-arts De Belgique) — Federico Fiori Barocci
male nudes
Reclining Monk With Left Arm Leaning On A Rock (for “stigmatization Of Saint Francis”, Urbino, Galleria Nazionale Delle Marche) — Federico Fiori Barocci
monk
Quintilia Fischieri — Federico Fiori Barocci
portraiture
Three Studies Of One Figure Supporting Another And Figure Sketch (for “lamentation”, Bologna, Palazzo D’accursio) — Federico Fiori Barocci
anatomy
Three Studies Of A Male Figure Both Nude And Clothed (for “stigmatization Of Saint Francis”, Urbino, Galleria Nazionale Delle Marche) — Federico Fiori Barocci
nude figure study
Head Of An Old Bearded Man, 1584-1586 — Federico Fiori Barocci
religious figure
Angels In Flight And Drapery Studies — Federico Fiori Barocci
angels
Kneeling Nude Male Figure (for “calling Of Saint Andrew”, Bruxelles, Musées Royaux Des Beaux-arts De Belgique) — Federico Fiori Barocci
nude figure
Kneeling Nude Male Figure (for “calling Of Saint Andrew”, Bruxelles, Musées Royaux Des Beaux-arts De Belgique) — Federico Fiori Barocci
male form
Study Of A Bent Right Arm — Federico Fiori Barocci
renaissance
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