- Francesco Bacchiacca
Francesco Bacchiacca (1494 - 1557) was a Italian painter of the
Renaissance whose work is characteristic of the Florentine Mannerist style.Bacchiacca was born in
Borgo San Lorenzo , near Florence. He was also known as Bachiacca or Bacchiacca, Francesco d'Ubertino Verdi or Francesco Ubertini. He initially was a craftsman in an atelier of possiblyPietro Perugino . In 1523, he participated withFranciabigio andJacopo Pontormo in the decoration of the camera of Giovanni Benintendi. He mainly worked in small cabinet pieces, or designs for tapestries. Sogliani's "Deposition", a theme commonly addressed by many Florentine artists, is addressed in a cartoonish form.His works include:
*"The Flagellation of Christ" (1512/1515)
* "The Sibyl" (1525)
*"The Gathering of Manna" (1540/1555)
*"Deposition" (1518, Uffizi Gallery)Source
*cite book | first= Sydney J.| last= Freedberg| year=1993| title= Painting in Italy, 1500-1600| editor= Pelican History of Art| others= | pages= p. 240 |publiher=Penguin Books
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