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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francesco Francia has received more than 45,287 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Francesco Francia is the 572nd most popular painter (up from 586th in 2019), the 1,584th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,641st in 2019) and the 137th most popular Italian Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Francesco Francia ranks 572 out of 1,421Before him are Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Max Pechstein, Hans Hartung, Melchior Broederlam, Théo van Rysselberghe, and Jean Béraud. After him are Nicolas de Staël, Pierre Alechinsky, Pompeo Batoni, Godfrey Kneller, Joseph Karl Stieler, and Domenico di Pace Beccafumi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1450, Francesco Francia ranks 20Before him are Pêro da Covilhã, Ravidas, Veit Stoss, Heinrich Isaac, Gedik Ahmed Pasha, and Zagan Pasha. After him are Juan de Flandes, Gaspar Corte-Real, Ibrahim Lodi, John of Foix, Viscount of Narbonne, Pedro Berruguete, and Basarab II of Wallachia. Among people deceased in 1517, Francesco Francia ranks 12Before him are Catherine of Navarre, Gioffre Borgia, Heinrich Isaac, Dayan Khan, Tuman bay II, and Cima da Conegliano. After him are Francisco Hernández de Córdoba, Hadım Sinan Pasha, Badi' al-Zaman Mirza, Yunus Pasha, Sikandar Lodi, and Joanna of Aragon, Queen of Naples.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Francesco Francia ranks 1,584 out of 4,668Before him are Pietro I Orseolo (928), Cesare d'Este, Duke of Modena (1562), Adriano Banchieri (1568), Zita (1212), Fausto Sozzini (1539), and Salvatore Giuliano (1922). After him are Iva Zanicchi (1940), Bernardo Pasquini (1637), Gianni Vattimo (1936), Giulio Douhet (1869), Vonones I (-100), and Pompeo Batoni (1708).

Among PAINTERS In Italy

Among painters born in Italy, Francesco Francia ranks 137Before him are Carlo Dolci (1616), Giovanni Battista Piazzetta (1683), Cima da Conegliano (1459), Bernardo Daddi (1290), Francesco del Cossa (1436), and Jacopo Amigoni (1682). After him are Pompeo Batoni (1708), Domenico di Pace Beccafumi (1486), Guido of Siena (1230), Alesso Baldovinetti (1425), Bernardo Strozzi (1581), and Giovanni Lanfranco (1582).