Francia, Francesco, approximately 1450-1517; Mantegna, Andrea, 1431-1506; Painters -- Italy -- Biography
” Sent his portrait to Raphael in Rome, Sept. (_P._ 97.)
1509. Painted the Baptism of Christ (now in the Dresden
Gallery). (_P._ 99.)
1511. Elected one of the six Gonfalonieri of the People. (_P._ 102.)
1512. Elected steward of the Guild. (_P._ 103.)
1514. Elected steward of the four Guilds. (_P._ 103.)
1515. Painted Sanvitale altar-piece at Parma, and Pietà
at Turin. (_P._ 104.)
1516. Raphael sent his St. Cecilia to Bologna. (_P._ 105.)
1517. (New style, 1518). Died, Jan. 5. (_P._ 106.)
FOOTNOTES
[1] Crowe and Cavalcaselle doubt that he went to Greece.
[2] We have Professor Colvin’s authority for assigning this print to
Mantegna, as well as the strong inference drawn from the likeness of the
engravings to the frescoes of the Castello di Corte. (Portfolio, vol. 8.)
[3] The Raphael Cartoons only realised £300.
[4] Crowe and Cavalcaselle doubt that Francia studied under Zoppo.
[5] See Crowe and Cavalcaselle. “A History of Painting in North Italy,”
Vol. I., p. 294. Crevalcore’s name, however, does not occur in the Berlin
official catalogue.
[6] No. 80, in the Pinacoteoa, Bologna.
[7] No. 81.
[8] At Tew Park, Oxfordshire.
[9] These two frescoes are usually ascribed to Giacomo Raibolini;
but Frizzoni and Milanese after him attribute them to Tamaroccio, who
assisted his master Francia in the chapel.
[10] The picture exhibited by Sir William Abdy at Burlington House last
winter (1881) as the painter’s own likeness has too little in common with
Francia’s style to be accepted as genuine with any certainty, although a
print of it, bearing the date 1763 and the name of the goldsmith painter,
is said to exist.
[11] In the lists of Mantegna’s and Francia’s works exhibited at the
British Institution, Manchester, Leeds, and the “Old Masters” at
Burlington House, the official catalogues have been strictly adhered
to; it must not be supposed that _every_ picture classed as the work
of Mantegna or of Francia is recognised as genuine by the critics; for
example, the Royal Academy merely catalogues the works “under the names
given to them by the contributors,” and “can accept no responsibility as
to their authenticity.”
BIBLIOGRAPHY.
CROWE AND CAVALCASELLE. A history of painting in North Italy. London,
1871.
MILANESI, GAETANO. Le opere di Giorgio Vasari; con nuove annotazioni e
Commenti di Milanesi. Firenze, 1879.
MANTEGNA.
GOETHE, J. W. VON. Triumphzug von Mantegna. Werke, XXXIX.
ARCO, CARLO D’. Delle Arti e degli Artifici di Mantova, notizie raccolte
ed illustrate con disegni e con documenti. Mantova, 1859.
BASCHET, ARMAND. Documents sur Mantegna. In the “Gazette des Beaux Arts.”
Paris, 1866.
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