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Andrea del Sarto

American  
[ahn-dray-uh del sahr-toh, ahn-dre-ah del sahr-taw] / ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl ˈsɑr toʊ, ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl ˈsɑr tɔ /

noun

  1. Andrea Domenico d'Annolo di Francesco, 1486–1531, Italian painter.

  2. (italics) a dramatic monologue (1855) by Robert Browning.


Andrea del Sarto British  
/ anˈdrea del ˈsarto /

noun

  1. See Sarto

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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There, in the abbey’s refectory, the colors of the 16th-century “Last Supper” fresco by Andrea del Sarto are still bright, unlike those of Leonardo’s famous “Last Supper” in Milan.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 23, 2022

Other artists here include Goya, Andrea del Sarto and Tiepolo.

From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2018

It seems to me that Mill's melancholy could be summed up in one line from Robert Browning's Andrea del Sarto: A man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's a heaven for?

From New York Times ● Oct. 2, 2017

No sooner had Andrea del Sarto traveled to France to work for the French king but his wife persuaded him to 1.

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This work, then, after the others that Jacopo had executed, gave a sure earnest of his future perfection to the craftsmen, comparing them with those of Andrea del Sarto and Franciabigio.

From Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol 07 (of 10) Tribolo to Il Sodoma by Giorgio Vasari

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