Francesco Francia and his studio
Zola Predosa 1447/1450 - 1517 Bologna
VIRGIN AND CHILD WITH SAN PETRONIO AND SAINT FRANCIS
Oil on panel
63,4 x 47,2 cm ; 25 by 18 1/2 in.
Private collection
Saint Petronius (died ca. 450 AD) was bishop of Bologna during the fifth century. He is a patron saint of the city. Born of a noble Roman family, he became a convert to Christianity and subsequently a priest. As bishop of Bologna, he built the Church of Santo Stefano. More on Saint Petronius
The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne, or Madonna and
Child with Saint Anne, is a subject in Christian art showing Saint Anne
with her daughter, the Virgin Mary, and her grandson Jesus. This depiction has
been popular in Germany and neighboring countries since the 14th century.
Saint Francis of Assisi (1181/1182 – 3 October 1226),[2] was an Italian Catholic friar, deacon and preacher. He founded the men's Order of Friars Minor, the women's Order of Saint Clare, the Third Order of Saint Francis and the Custody of the Holy Land. Francis is one of the most venerated religious figures in history.
Pope Gregory IX canonized Francis on 16 July 1228. He was designated Patron saint of Italy. He later became associated with patronage of animals and the natural environment. In 1219, he went to Egypt in an attempt to convert the Sultan to put an end to the conflict of the Crusades. By this point, the Franciscan Order had grown to such an extent that its primitive organizational structure was no longer sufficient. He returned to Italy to organize the Order. In 1223, Francis arranged for the first Christmas live nativity scene. According to Christian tradition, in 1224 he received the stigmata during the apparition of Seraphic angels in a religious ecstasy, which would make him the second person in Christian tradition after St. Paul (Galatians 6:17) to bear the wounds of Christ's Passion. He died during the evening hours of 3 October 1226. More on Saint Francis of Assisi
Francesco Francia, (1447 – January 5, 1517), was an Italian painter, goldsmith, and medallist from Bologna, who was also director of the city mint.[1][2]
He may have trained with Marco Zoppo and was first mentioned as a painter in 1486. His earliest known work is the Felicini Madonna, which is signed and dated 1494. He worked in partnership with Lorenzo Costa, and was influenced by Ercole de' Roberti's and Costa's style, until 1506, when Francia became a court painter in Mantua, after which time he was influenced more by Perugino and Raphael. He himself trained Marcantonio Raimondi, Ludovico Marmitta,[3] and several other artists; he produced niellos, in which Raimondi first learnt to engrave, soon excelling his master, according to Vasari. Raphael's Santa Cecilia is supposed to have produced such a feeling of inferiority in Francia that it caused him to die of depression. However, as his friendship with Raphael is now well-known, this story has been discredited.
He died in Bologna. His sons Giacomo Francia and Giulio Francia were also artists. Among his works is a Baptism of Christ in Lisbon
The relationship of St. Anne to the immaculate conception
of her daughter is not explicit, but her mystical participation is implied.
This should not be confused with the perpetual virginity of Mary or the virgin
birth of Jesus. Although the belief was widely held since at least Late
Antiquity, the doctrine was not formally proclaimed until December 8, 1854 when
it was dogmatically defined in the Western Latin Rite by Pope Pius IX via his
papal bull, Ineffabilis Deus. It was never explicitly so in the Eastern
churches. More
on Saint Anne, the Virgin and the Child Jesus
Francesco Raibolini (1447 – January 5, 1517), called
Francia, was an Italian painter, goldsmith, and medallist from Bologna,
who was also director of the city mint.
He may
have trained with Marco Zoppo and was first mentioned as a painter in 1486. His
earliest known work is the Felicini Madonna, which is signed and dated 1494. He
worked in partnership with Lorenzo Costa, and was influenced by Ercole de'
Roberti's and Costa's style, until 1506, when Francia became a court painter in
Mantua, after which time he was influenced more by Perugino and Raphael. He
himself trained Marcantonio Raimondi and several other artists; he produced
niellos, in which Raimondi first learnt to engrave, soon excelling his master,
according to Vasari. Raphael's Santa Cecilia is supposed to have produced such
a feeling of inferiority in Francia that it caused him to die of depression.
However, as his friendship with Raphael is now well-known, this story has been
discredited.
He died in Bologna. His sons Giacomo Francia and
Giulio Francia were also artists. Among his works is a Baptism of Christ in
Lisbon. More on Francesco Raibolini
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