Franciabigio
Sign in to saveAlso known as Francisco di Cristofano, Francesco di Cristofano Giudicis, Il Franciabigio, Francesco Bigi, Francesco di Cristofano, di Cristofano Francesco, Francesco di Christofano, Francesco di Cristofano Bigi
thumb|right|Franciabigio's Portrait of a Young Man writing, 1522, Gemäldegalerie Franciabigio (1482 – 24 January 1525) was an Italian painter of the Florentine Renaissance. His true name may have been Francesco di Cristofano; he is also referred to as either Marcantonio Franciabigio or Francia Bigio.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Francesco
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Florence
- Place of death
- Florence
- Occupation
- painter
- Genre
- portrait
- Image
- Vite de' più eccellenti pittori, scultori e architetti (1791) (14598389827).jpg
- Work location
- Florence
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- Commons category
- Franciabigio
- date of birth
- 1482-00-00
- date of death
- 1525-00-00
- Commons Creator page
- Franciabigio
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- name
- Francia Bigio
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Works in European collections
10 objects attributed to Franciabigio, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Life and career
- Critical assessment and legacy
- Footnotes
- References
- External links
thumb|right|Franciabigio's Portrait of a Young Man writing, 1522, Gemäldegalerie Franciabigio (1482 – 24 January 1525) was an Italian painter of the Florentine Renaissance. His true name may have been Francesco di Cristofano; he is also referred to as either Marcantonio Franciabigio or Francia Bigio.
==Life and career== He was born in Florence, and initially worked under Albertinelli until about 1506. In 1505 he befriended Andrea del Sarto; and by the next year, the two painters set up common shop in the Piazza del Grano. Franciabigio paid much attention to anatomy and perspective, and to the proportions of his figures, though these are often squat in form. He had a large stock of artistic knowledge, and was at first noted for diligence. He was proficient in fresco and Vasari claimed that he surpassed all his contemporaries in this method. It is in his portraits, and not his religious paintings and frescoes, that his painting gathers naturalistic power.
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