- Francesco Granacci
Francesco Granacci (1469–1543) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance.
Born at
Villamagna di Volterra , he trained in Florence at the studio ofDomenico Ghirlandaio , and was employed painting frescoes for San Marco on commission ofLorenzo de'Medici . He is featured inGiorgio Vasari 's "Vite ".His early works were influenced from the style of
Filippino Lippi , like the "Enthroned Madonna between Saint Michael and John the Baptist" (Staatliche Museen ,Berlin ), "Adoration of the Child" (Honolulu Academy of Arts ) and four histories of "Saint John the Baptist".In 1508, Granacci went to Rome, where, with other artists, he helped
Michelangelo transfer cartoons to theSistine chapel ceiling. The two artists were lifelong friends. Returning to Florence, Granacci painted a "Madonna with Child with Saints Francesco and Jerome" for the Augustinian convent of San Gallo (now in the Gallery of the Academy), a "Madonna della Cintola" for the Company of San Benedetto Bigi, and in 1515 he participated in creating the decorations to celebrate the visit to Florence ofPope Leo X .In 1519, he painted a "Madonna with Child and Saint John". Works between 1520-1525, betray a direct infuence of
Fra Bartolomeo , including a " Madonna in throne between Saints Sebastiano and Francesco" forCastelfiorentino and a "Sacred Conversation" forMontemurlo . An altarpiece of the "Assumption" is influenced byPietro Perugino . In 1527, he painted the "Entrance of Charles VIII into Florence" and a canvas of theTen thousand martyrs for the Church of San Simone e Giuda in Florence.Granacci is buried in the church of Sant'Ambrogio in Florence.
References
*Holst, Christian von, "Francesco Granacci", Bruckmann, München, 1974
External links
* [http://www.virtualuffizi.com/uffizi1/Uffizi_Pictures.asp?Contatore=258 Image of Granacci's "Joseph Presents his Father and his Brothers to the Pharaoh"] , at the Uffizi,
Florence
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