Francesco Borgani

Francesco Borgani (early 17th century) was an Italian painter of the Baroque, mainly active in Mantua.

He was a pupil of Domenico Fetti. He was employed by the court of the Duke Vincenzo I Gonzaga. He painted a St. Francis intercedes with the Virgin to liberate Mantua from the plague of 1630 for the church of Santa Agnese, but now in the Ducal Palace of Mantua.

References

• Coddè, Segretario dell Belle Arti in Mantova, Dottore Pasquale (1837). Aumentate e scritte Dottore Fisico, Luigi Coddè (ed.). Memorie Biografiche, poste in forma di Dizionario die Pittori, Scultori, Architetti, ed Incisori Mantovani. Presso i Fratelli Negretti, Mantua; Digitized by Googlebooks from Oxford University copy on October 16, 2006. pp. pages 26-29. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help)