Battista Franco Veneziano
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supported by angels. Etching, 26,3 x 20,4 cmBattista Franco Veneziano also known by his correct name of Giovanni Battista Franco (before 1510 – 1561) was an Italian
in the mid 16th century. He is also known as il Semolei or just Battista Franco.Native to
Grimani chapel in the church San Francesco della Vigna in Venice. He painted the Raising of Lazarus in the Ducal palace. He is the father of etcher and publisher Giacomo Franco
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Vault ofGrimani chapel San Francesco della Vigna
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- Freedberg, Sydney J. (1993). Pelican History of Art (ed.). Painting in Italy, 1500-1600. pp. 486–7 Penguin Books Ltd.
- Artnet biography on painter.
Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Giovanni Battista Franco". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.- Massimo Firpo, Fabrizio Biferali, ''Battista Franco «pittore viniziano» nella cultura artistica e nella vita religiosa del '500, Pisa, Edizioni della Scuola Normale Superiore, 2007
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