Innocenzo Francucci
Innocenzo Francucci (* between 1490 and 1494 in Imola ; † between 1547 and 1550 in Bologna ; occasionally Innocenzo da Imola ) was an Italian painter.
Francucci was the son of goldsmith champion Pietro Francucci . When he was about twenty, Francucci became a student of Francesco Francia in Bologna in 1508 ; generously supported with a grant from the council of his hometown. On Francias recommendation, Francucci later moved to Florence in the studio of Mariotto Albertinelli . Francucci's remarkable copies of Raphael also date from this period .
Francucci lived and worked almost exclusively in Bologna. His most important students are Prospero Fontana and Francesco Primaticcio .
The painter Innocenzo Francucci died between 1547 and 1550 in Bologna at the age of 50.
His panels are in museums in Berlin , Frankfurt am Main , Munich and Saint Petersburg .
Works (selection)
- The Marriage of Saint Catherine (1536, in San Giacomo Maggiore)
- Madonna in Glory with Saints (1517, Alte Pinakothek )
- Christ on the cross with saints (1549)
- Frescoes of the Church of San Michele in Bosco
literature
- Claudia Pedrini: Francucci, Innocenzo (Innocenzo da Imola). In: Fiorella Bartoccini (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 50: Francesco I Sforza-Gabbi. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1998.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Francucci, Innocenzo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Innocenzo da Imola |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | between 1490 and 1494 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Imola |
| DATE OF DEATH | between 1547 and 1550 |
| Place of death | Bologna |