biography
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Francia
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originally Francesco di Marco di Giacomo Raibolini
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pronunciation:
[franchia]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1450–1517)
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| biography:
| Goldsmith and painter, born in Bologna, N Italy. He achieved fame as a craftsman in metal, in niello, and designed the first italic type for Aldus Manutius. As a painter in oils or in fresco he is particularly noted for his madonnas. His sons, Giacomo (c.1486–1557) and Giulio (1487–1543), were also painters. |
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