Francesco Francia
(1447–1517) italiensk målare och guldsmed
Francesco Francia (1447–1517) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Francesco Francia belongs to the chapter ‘The Renaissance’ in this site’s history of art.
Francesco Francia was born in Bologna and died in Bologna. Francesco Francia studied under Francesco Squarcione. Francesco Francia worked in Bologna. The students included Timoteo Viti, Biagio Pupini, Giacomo Raibolini, and Giulio Raibolini.
The best-known works include ‘Calvary with St. Job at the Foot of the Cross’, ‘The Adoration of the Child’, ‘Portrait of Evangelista Scappi’, and ‘Burial of Saint Cecilia’. The catalogue has 54 works by Francesco Francia with free images. The dated works span the years 1475–1825. Works by Francesco Francia are held by several collections, among them Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Gallery, Gemäldegalerie, and Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna. Wikidata links one work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘The Renaissance’.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Piermatteo d'Amelia, Sandro Botticelli, Francesco Botticini, Biagio d'Antonio, and Neroccio di Bartolommeo de' Landi.