Francesco Torbido

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Francesco Torbido
Francesco Torbido, Self Portrait
Francesco Torbido, Self Portrait
Born1486 (1486)
Died1562(1562-00-00) (aged 75–76)
Verona, Italy
OccupationPainter

Francesco Torbido (Venice 1486–1562) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period, active mainly in Verona and Venice. He is also known as il Moro.

Biography

He studied in Venice under

Basilica di San Zeno
.

References

  • Hobbes, James R. (1849). Picture collector's manual adapted to the professional man, and the amateur. London: T&W Boone. p. 444.
  • Public Domain Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Francesco Torbido". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  1. ^ Le vite de' pittori, degli scultori, et architetti veronesi, by Bartolomeo dal Pozzo (1718), pp. 27-28.