Gianfrancesco Penni
Gianfrancesco Penni (1488/1496–1528), also known as Giovan Francesco, was an Italian painter. His brother
Henry VIII,[1] and another brother, Luca, ended up as one of the Italian artists of the School of Fontainebleau.[2]
Life
Born in
Vatican Palace,[3] as well as the frescoes of Villa Farnesina, both in Rome. Heinrich Wölfflin and some other writers credited him with the entire execution of the Raphael Cartoons
, with Raphael only creating the initial design, though more recent writers believe Raphael did much of the work himself.
After the premature death of Raphael, Penni collaborated with
Clement VII for the decoration of the Sala del Concistoro in the Vatican
.
In 1526, he left Rome and joined back up with Giulio Romano, who had arrived in Mantua in 1524. According to Vasari, he was not well received in Mantua (though he did work with Romano on the frescoes at the
Palazzo Te) and so soon began a long journey to Naples via Lombardy and Rome. He died in Naples in 1528. His pupils included Leonardo da Pistoia
(Grazia).
Notes
- ISBN 0-300-05319-3
- ^ Luca Penni, Getty Museum website.
- ^ Chisholm 1911.
References
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 21 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 104.
- Farquhar, Maria (1855). OCLC 58899637.
- ISBN 0-300-05586-2
External links
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New International Encyclopedia article about "Gianfrancesco Penni
".- "Giovan Francesco Penni", Artcyclopedia
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