Francesco Francia, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Francesco Francia

Italian painter (1450-1517)

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1450

Place of Birth: Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Date of Death: 15-Jan-1517

Profession: type designer, painter, medallist

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Francesco Francia, whose real name was Francesco Raibolini (1447 – January 5, 1517), was an Italian painter, goldsmith, and medallist from Bologna, who was also director of the city mint.He may have trained with Marco Zoppo and was first mentioned as a painter in 1486.
His earliest known work is the Felicini Madonna, which is signed and dated 1494.
He worked in partnership with Lorenzo Costa, and was influenced by Ercole de' Roberti's and Costa's style, until 1506, when Francia became a court painter in Mantua, after which time he was influenced more by Perugino and Raphael.
He himself trained Marcantonio Raimondi, Ludovico Marmitta, and several other artists; he produced niellos, in which Raimondi first learnt to engrave, soon excelling his master, according to Vasari.
Raphael's Santa Cecilia is supposed to have produced such a feeling of inferiority in Francia that it caused him to die of depression.
However, as his friendship with Raphael is now well-known, this story has been discredited. He died in Bologna.
His sons Giacomo Francia and Giulio Francia were also artists.
Among his works is a Baptism of Christ in Lisbon.



Alternative names	Vasari
Description	Italian painter, architect and historian
Date of birth/death	30 July 1511	27 June 1574
Location of birth/death	Arezzo	Florence
Work location	Florence, Rom, Arezzo
Authority control	: Q128027 VIAF: 46768219 ISNI: 0000 0001 2130 9590 ULAN: 500017608 LCCN: n79084160 NLA: 35578126 WorldCat