In 1499, Tuscan artist Luca Signorelli signed a contract to paint two remaining sections of the Cappella Nuova (new chapel) of the Duomo in the Umbrian town of Orvieto. By 1502 (or 1504, depending on which documentation you read), he had completed his “End of the World” fresco cycle in what is now known as the San Brizio Chapel.
Michelangelo and Fra Angelico: Two Renaissance Greats Who Died on the Same Day
Michelangelo and Fra Angelico were Italian Renaissance artists who died on the same day (many years apart).