About Jacopo da Sellaio
Lived 1442 – 1493 (aged 50–51). Jacopo da Sellaio was an Italian painter.
Selected works
1472 – The Morelli-Nerli Cassone, wedding chest decorated with paintings (Courtauld Institute Galleries, London)
ca. 1473 – Annunciation (church of Santa Lucia dei Magnoli, Florence)
ca. 1475/80 – Story of Cupid and Psyche, two panels (Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge; private collection)
1470s – Madonna and Child with Saints Lucy, Sebastian, John the Baptist and Catherine (Ackland Art Museum, Chapel Hill, North Carolina)
1480 – Saint John the Baptist (National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.)
1480s – Saint Jerome and Saint Francis (El Paso Museum of Art, Texas)
1483–86 – Pietà with Saints Fridian and Jerome (formerly Kaiser Friedrich Museum, Berlin; destroyed in 1945)
1480/85 – Votive Altarpiece: The Trinity, the Virgin, St. John and Donors (The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo)
ca. 1485 – Saint John the Baptist (Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest)
ca. 1485 – Madonna and Child with the Infant, Saint John the Baptist and Attending Angel, oil on panel (Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco)
1480s – The Reconciliation of the Romans and Sabines, tempera and gold on panel (Philadelphia Museum of Art)
ca. 1485–90 – Death of Eurydice; Eurydice Taken to Hades; Orpheus Playing Among the Animals, three panels (Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam; Khanenko Museum of Art, Kiev; Wawel Castle, Cracow)
ca. 1490 – Scenes from the Story of Esther (Uffizi Gallery, Florence; Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest; Louvre, Paris)
1490–93 – Crucifixion with the Virgin and Saints Fridian, Catherine of Alexandria, John the Evangelist, Sebastian, Tobias and the Angel and Lawrence (church of San Frediano in Cestello, Florence).
Don’t just read it —
keep it.
Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.
- E-book
- Audio
- Video
Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free
Important facts
more
jacopo di sellajoPeople in Jacopo da Sellaio's life
Named in this biography and alive at the same time
Contemporaries
People whose lives overlapped Jacopo da Sellaio's
Frequently asked questions
Who was Jacopo da Sellaio?
Italian painter from the early Renaissance (1442-1493)
When was Jacopo da Sellaio born?
Jacopo da Sellaio was born in 1442 in Florence.
When did Jacopo da Sellaio die?
Jacopo da Sellaio died on 21 November 1493 in Florence.
What was Jacopo da Sellaio's occupation?
Jacopo da Sellaio was a painter.
What nationality was Jacopo da Sellaio?
Jacopo da Sellaio was Italian.
Sources & further reading
· Wikipedia: Jacopo da Sellaio
Cite this page
APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Jacopo da Sellaio. https://biography.guide/jacopo-da-sellaio/
MLA: "Jacopo da Sellaio." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/jacopo-da-sellaio/.
Chicago: "Jacopo da Sellaio." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/jacopo-da-sellaio/.
Data last updated: 2026-09-21 · Spot an error? Report a correction.
Portrait: Wikimedia Commons · author & licence
Page generated 2026-09-27 05:01 UTC