Francesco Villamena

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Giacomo Francia, Brawl of Bruttobuono, Rhode Island School of Design Museum, 1601

Francesco Villamena (1564–1624) was an Italian

engraver, drawing teacher and art collector.[1]

Villamena was born in Assisi. He studied under Cornelis Cort. Others state he was a follower of Agostino Carracci. Villamena produced primarily works of religious and historical subjects. He died in Rome in 1624.[1]

References

Further reading

  • Milizia, Francesco (1797). Dizionario delle Belle Arti del Disegno y Estratto in Gran Parte dalla Enciclopedia Metodica da Francesco Milizia, Seconda Edizione, Tomo Secondo. Bassano, Italy. p. 18.