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Francesco Francia

1450 - 1517

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Francesco Francia, whose real name was Francesco Raibolini (1447 – 5 January 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francesco Francia is the 642nd most popular painter (down from 613th in 2019), the 1,762nd most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,670th in 2019) and the 154th most popular Italian Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Francesco Francia ranks 642 out of 2,023. Before him are Margarita Luti, Ludolf Bakhuizen, Josefa de Óbidos, Henri-Edmond Cross, Sol LeWitt, and Palma il Giovane. After him are Ridolfo Ghirlandaio, Konstantin Makovsky, Alonso Sánchez Coello, Pieter van Laer, Sophie Gengembre Anderson, and Thomas Eakins.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1450, Francesco Francia ranks 24. Before him are Heinrich Isaac, Sikandar Lodi, Gedik Ahmed Pasha, Gregory III of Constantinople, Piero Soderini, and Juan de Flandes. After him are Ravidas, Pedro Berruguete, Ercole de' Roberti, Gaspar Corte-Real, Marin Barleti, and Basarab II of Wallachia. Among people deceased in 1517, Francesco Francia ranks 14. Before him are Francisco Hernández de Córdoba, Gioffre Borgia, Heinrich Isaac, Cima da Conegliano, Tuman bay II, and Sikandar Lodi. After him are Badi' al-Zaman Mirza, Joanna of Aragon, Queen of Naples, Yunus Pasha, Hadım Sinan Pasha, and Ludovico di Varthema.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Francesco Francia ranks 1,762 out of 5,161. Before him are Giovanni Pacini (1796), Peter Martyr d'Anghiera (1457), Margherita Sarfatti (1880), Bona of Savoy (1449), Palma il Giovane (1548), and Silvia Federici (1942). After him are Anna Juliana Gonzaga (1566), Ridolfo Ghirlandaio (1483), Adriano Galliani (1944), Piero Marini (1942), Vittorio Storaro (1940), and Roberto Donadoni (1963).

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Among PAINTERS In Italy

Among painters born in Italy, Francesco Francia ranks 154. Before him are Benvenuto Tisi (1481), Francesco del Cossa (1436), Tommaso da Modena (1326), Giovanni Pietro Bellori (1613), Margarita Luti (1500), and Palma il Giovane (1548). After him are Ridolfo Ghirlandaio (1483), Agnolo Gaddi (1350), Francesco Solimena (1657), Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato (1609), Bernardo Daddi (1290), and Bartolomeo Manfredi (1582).

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