Renaissance Painter · Active 1593 – 1593
Scipione Pulzone
Scipione Pulzone is among the painters whose work defines the Renaissance era. Paintale holds 1 of Pulzone’s works in its collection, spanning themes of tragedy & death.
Where to see the work: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Paintings by Scipione Pulzone (1)
About Scipione Pulzone
Working at the height of the Renaissance period, Scipione Pulzone produced a body of work that remains foundational to Western art. The recurring themes across the surviving paintings — tragedy & death — show an artist returning to the same questions about the human figure, light, and the moral weight of a scene that Renaissance painting was uniquely equipped to answer.
Today, paintings by Scipione Pulzone are held in major institutions including The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Each work on Paintale unpacks the subject, the symbolism, the technique, and the long afterlife of the painting — why it was commissioned, what its earliest viewers were expected to see, and why it still rewards close looking today.
Frequently asked about Scipione Pulzone
- When did Scipione Pulzone live?
- Scipione Pulzone was active around 1593 – 1593, during the Renaissance period.
- Where can I see paintings by Scipione Pulzone?
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- What themes did Scipione Pulzone paint?
- Tragedy & Death.