Philippe Verdelot
French composer · France · On the map · Musicians · Died 1552
Philippe Verdelot was a French composer of the Renaissance, who spent most of his life in Italy.
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![Phillipe Verdelot[citation needed], as painted by Lorenzo Luzzo (known as Morto da Feltre).](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Verdelot1.jpg/500px-Verdelot1.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
Phillipe Verdelot[citation needed], as painted by Lorenzo Luzzo (known as Morto da Feltre).![The Three Ages attributed to Giorgione, possibly depicting Philippe Verdelot (Pitti). Vasari describes a painting by Sebastiano del Piombo depicting Verdelot with a singer Ubretto: this has been tentatively identified with an unsigned work destroyed in World War II.[4]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Giorgione_-_Three_Ages_of_Man_-_Palazzo_Pitti.jpg/1280px-Giorgione_-_Three_Ages_of_Man_-_Palazzo_Pitti.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
The Three Ages attributed to Giorgione, possibly depicting Philippe Verdelot (Pitti). Vasari describes a painting by Sebastiano del Piombo depicting Verdelot with a singer Ubretto: this has been tentatively identified with an unsigned work destroyed in World War II.[4]About this person
He is commonly considered to be the father of the Italian madrigal, and certainly was one of its earliest and most prolific composers; in addition he was prominent in the musical life of Florence during the period after the recapture of the city by the Medici from the followers of Girolamo Savonarola.
Country
France
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Died 1552
