Francesco Morandini
Illustration — Crucifixion with Saint Thomas (c. 1590), church of San Domenico, Prato. Francesco Morandini (c.
Also recorded as Poppi · Francesco Morandini da Poppi · Poppi Casentinese · Il Poppi
Francesco Morandini
Francesco Morandini · The Yorck Project (2002) 10.000 Meisterwerke der Malerei (DVD-ROM), distributed by DIRECTMEDIA Publishing GmbH. ISBN: 3936122202. (Image previously named File:Andrea di Geminiano Poppi 001.jpg) · Public domain
- Born
- 1544 · Poppi.
- Died
- 1597 · Florence.
- Occupation
- painter
- Known for
- Crucifixion · Finding of the Holy Cross · Madonna del libro · Tobias and the Archangel
- Languages
- Italian
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Illustration — Crucifixion with Saint Thomas (c. 1590), church of San Domenico, Prato. Francesco Morandini (c.
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1544–1597) was an Italian painter active in Florence, working in a Mannerist style. He was also called il Poppi after his native town. He was a pupil of Vincenzo Borghini, and later he was Giorgio Vasari's assistant for many years. He participated in the Vincenzo Borghini and Giorgio Vasari-directed decoration of the Studiolo of Francesco I with two canvases: one relating a Alexander and Campaspe (1571) and the other depicting a Foundry (1572). He also painted an altarpiece on the Tobias and the Angel for the church of San Francesco in Prato. In 1584–1585, he worked in the Salviati Chapel in San Marco alongside Giovanni Battista Naldini and others; his contribution is a canvas of Christ healing the Lepers.
The recorded working language is Italian. Places of work recorded in the authority are Florence. Works named in the authority record are Crucifixion, Finding of the Holy Cross, Madonna del libro and Tobias and the Archangel. Work by Francesco Morandini is recorded in the collections of Museo del Prado, National Galleries Scotland, Slovak National Gallery, Museum of Fine Arts Boston and Gemäldegalerie Berlin.
Funcición, Studiolo de Francisco I, Palazzo Vecchio de Florencia
Francesco Morandini, il Poppi
Studiolo di Francesco I
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1544
Francesco Morandini born at Poppi.
1597
Francesco Morandini died at Florence.
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His recorded language was Italian. Work and production. Works recorded as notable number 4: Crucifixion, Finding of the Holy Cross, Madonna del libro and Tobias and the Archangel.
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Museo del Prado, National Galleries Scotland, Slovak National Gallery and Museum of Fine Arts Boston
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