Gianfrancesco Penni
(1495–1520) Italian painter (1488-1528)
Gianfrancesco Penni (1495–1520) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a designer. By year of birth, Gianfrancesco Penni belongs to the chapter ‘Mannerism’ in this site’s history of art.
Gianfrancesco Penni was born in Florence and died in Naples. Gianfrancesco Penni studied under Raphael. Gianfrancesco Penni worked in Florence, Rome, Naples, and Mantua.
The best-known works include ‘The Baptism of Constantine’ and ‘The Donation of Constantine’. The catalogue has 11 works by Gianfrancesco Penni with free images. The dated works span the years 1510–1525. Works by Gianfrancesco Penni are held by several collections, among them Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie, Pradomuseet, Département des peintures du Louvre, and Bridgewater Collection. Wikidata links 3 works to movements covered in the chapter ‘The Renaissance’.