Francesco Granacci
1477-1543
Italian
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Born at Villamagna di Volterra, he trained in Florence at the studio of Domenico Ghirlandaio, and was employed painting frescoes for San Marco on commission of Lorenzo de'Medici. He is featured in Giorgio Vasari's Vite.
His early works were influenced from the style of Filippino Lippi, like the Enthroned Madonna between Saint Michael and John the Baptist (Staatliche Museen, Berlin), Adoration of the Child (Honolulu Academy of Arts) and four histories of Saint John the Baptist.
In 1508, Granacci went to Rome, where, with other artists, he helped Michelangelo transfer cartoons to the Sistine chapel ceiling. The two artists were lifelong friends. Returning to Florence, Granacci painted a Madonna with Child with Saints Francesco and Jerome for the Augustinian convent of San Gallo (now in the Gallery of the Academy), a Madonna della Cintola for the Company of San Benedetto Bigi, and in 1515 he participated in creating the decorations to celebrate the visit to Florence of Pope Leo X. Related Paintings of Francesco Granacci :. | Portrait of Man in Armour | A Female Saint in Front of a Judge | Entry of Charles VIII into Florence | Un model | Joseph Presents his Father and Brothers to the Pharoah | Related Artists: Canzi agost Elekpainted Little girl with flower-basket in 1847 Bundy HoraceAmerican portraits and landscapes painter, 1814-1883 Jacob Wesselpainted Portrait of Hieronim Florian Radziwiłł. in 1746
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