Francesco Primaticcio (1503 - 1570)
1503-04-30Bologna, Italy1570Paris, FranceItaly, France
Francesco Primaticcio
Francesco Primaticcio was an Italian Mannerist painter, architect and sculptor who spent most of his career in France.
Primaticcio's crowded Mannerist compositions and his long-legged canon of beauty influenced French art for the rest of the century.
Date and place of birt: | 30 april 1503, Bologna, Italy |
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Date and place of death: | 1570, Paris, France |
Nationality: | Italy, France |
Period of activity: | XVI century |
Specialization: | Architect, Artist, Painter, Sculptor |
Art school / group: | School of Fontainebleau |
Genre: | Genre art, Portrait |
Art style: | Northern Renaissance, Mannerism, Renaissance |