Artist: Francesco Francia (1450 - 1517)
Nationality: Italian
Movement: Renaissance
Media: Painting
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Biography:
Born in Bologna, Francesco Francia was initially trained as a goldsmith before turning to painting in 1485. He created mostly altarpieces for churches in and around Bologna, but he also produced some small devotional paintings. He was also a portraitist, inspired by the soft style of Perugino. It is said that Francia died of grief after seeing Raphael’s St.Cecilla because it made his work look tired and old-fashioned.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (40)
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Madonna and Child with Saints Francis and Jerome, 1500-10 Francesco Francia (Francesco di Marco di
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Federigo Gonzaga (1500-1540), 1510 Francesco Francia (Francesco di Marco di Giacomo Raibolini) (Italian, Bolognese, active
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Marcantonio Raimondi, David and the Head of Goliath, after Francesco Francia (?), early 16th century
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Madonna and Child, ca. 1495-1500 Francesco Francia (Francesco di Marco di Giacomo Raibolini) (Italian, Bolognese,
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Anonymous , Crouching Venus,copy after Marcantonio Raimondi (after Francesco Francia), 16th century
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Saint Roch, altarpiece, 1502 Francesco Francia (Francesco di Marco di Giacomo Raibolini) (Italian, Bolognese, active
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Agostino Musi (Agostino Veneziano), The Virgin with the Infant Christ, infant St. John and two Angels, after Francesco Francia (?), 16th century
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Francesco Francia - Bishop Altobello Averoldo c. 1505 oil on panel National Gallery of Art Italian
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Jacopo Francia, Bacchus and His Attendants, circa 1506
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Louis Surugue, Re di Francia Luigi XIV, 17th - 18th century
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Francois-Louis-Thomas Francia, Untitled, 18th - 19th century
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Francois-Louis-Thomas Francia, Untitled, 18th - 19th century
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RaphaÎl Sadeler I, Francia: Pallas, Athene and Mercury, 16th - 17th century
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Design for a Wall Monument, ca. 1490 Francesco di Giorgio Martini (Italian [Siena], 1439-1501/2)Pen and
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Lucas Vorsterman the Elder, [Portrait of Gaston de Francia], 16th - 17th century
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Giovanni Francesco Barbieri - Cardinal Francesco Cennini 1625 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art Italian
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Veduta nella Via del Corso, del palazzo dell"Accademia istituita da Luigi XIV, Re di Francia (View of the Corso from the Academy begun by Louis XIV, King of France) from Vedute di Roma (Views of Rome), 1752
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Francesco Bartolozzi, Costante di fortuna ad ogni evento..., after Francesco Zuccarelli, 18th century
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Francesco Guardi, The Doge of Venice Receiving Ambassadors in the Sala dei Collegio, after the painting by Francesco Guardi in the Louvre, 19th century
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Saint Lucy Francesco Zaganelli (Francesco di Bosio) (Italian, Romagnole, active by 1499, died 1532)Tempera and
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Portrait of a Man Francesco Salviati (Francesco de" Rossi) (Italian, Florentine, 1510-1563)Oil on canvas; 37
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Francesco Curti, Titlepage from the series Scelta di Disegni del Caracci , Parmegiani/ et di Guido Reni/ intagliati da Francesco Curti..., 17th century
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Gian Lorenzo Bernini - Monsignor Francesco Barberini c. 1623 marble National Gallery of Art Italian
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Francesco Bartolozzi, Music, 1783
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Francesco Bartolozzi, Ceres, 1787
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Stefano della Bella, Francesco De Medici, from the book Esequie del Serenissimo Principe Francesco celebrate in Fiorenza...il di 30 d"agosto 1634..., circa 1634
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The Nativity Francesco di Giorgio (Francesco Maurizio di Giorgio di Martino Pollaiuolo) (Italian, Sienese, 1439-1501)Tempera
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Francesco Bartolozzi, [Adam and Eve], 1792
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Ottavio Leoni, Francesco Tenturcine, 1624
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Francesco Di Cocco, Coming Storm, 1941
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Francesco Di Cocco, Approaching Storm, 1941
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Francesco Bartolozzi, Genius And Beauty, 1782
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Francesco Bartolozzi, Prudence And Beauty, 1782
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Francesco Bartolozzi, Three Cupids, after G. B. Cipriani, 1786
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Francesco Bartolozzi, Venus and Adonis, 1791
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Francesco Vanni , St. Agnes, 16th century
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Francesco Bartolozzi, The Market of Love, 1795
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Francesco Bartolozzi, TheJudgement Of Paris, 1788
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Francesco Bartolozzi, Apollo, after G. B. Cipriani, 1783
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Francesco Bartolozzi, Cleopatra, after Michelangelo, 1780

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (2)
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Royal West of England Academy: Drawn Together: Focus on Drawing and Mixed Media
The exhibition, which was curated to reference types of drawing – from the life drawn pencil sketch, its development into collage and then to assemblage. Throughout the exhibition drawing is used as a tool for note taking, recording, illustrating ...
Dulwich Picture Gallery: The Golden Age of Watercolours : The Hickman Bacon Collection
Sir Hickman Bacon had unusual tastes for his time. The collection is especially strong in the type of late, ethereal Turner watercolour that only became widely popular with the advent of abstract painting in the 1940s and 50s. The works by Girtin ...

Further Artwork and Information:

Francesco Francia Online
Francesco Francia (1439 - 1501) Biography, Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
artnet.com: Resource Library: Francia: (1) Francesco Francia
Francia (1439 - 1501) Biography, Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
FRANCIA, Francesco
Francesco Francia
Francesco Francia Evangelista Scappi
Francesco Francia Evangelista Scappi
FIDAL Bologna - Risultati Meeting di primavera 13/4/2002
FIDAL Bologna - Risultati C.d.S. cadetti/e 24/5/2003

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