He was a member of the Physicians' Guild in Florence (to which painters belonged) in 1346; from 1365 to 1367 he was engaged in painting frescoes in the Chapter House (later known as the Spanish Chapel) in S. Maria Novella, Florence.
In 1377 a final payment for frescoes in the Camposanto, Pisa, was made to 'Andrea da Firenze', who is accepted as being this artist.
Andrea di Bonaiuto da Firenze
documented 1346; died 1379
Paintings by Andrea di Bonaiuto da Firenze
The Virgin and Child are surrounded by saints, each occupying a separate arched compartment bounded by spiral columns. The design is highly unusual and is not known in any other Italian paintings of the period. Its shape and layout have a very specific function: they map the Florentine Church of...