Sarto

Andrea del, an-dra'a del sar'to (1486-1531), an Italian painter. He was born in Florence, where he lived during the greater part of his life. His name was in reality Andrea Angeli, but as his father was a tailor, the name del Sarto, meaning "of the tailor" came to be applied to the son. He was taught by the best artists of his day, and devoted much time to the study of the great masters, Da Vinci and Michelangelo. He is famous for his frescoes, many of which are in Florence. Among them are the Madonna del Sacco in the Church of l'Annunziata, the Last Supper at San Salvi, and, in the court of the Servi, the Nativity of the Virgin, said to be the finest fresco ever painted. Among del Sarto's other paintings are Charity, a Madonna, two Annunciations, two Assumptions, and several Holy Families.