Franciabigio

Franciabigio [ frantʃabi dʒo ː ] (* 1482 in Florence, † January 24, 1525 ) was an Italian painter.

Franciabigio actually Francesco di Cristofano Bigi, studied with Mariotto Albertinelli and became the friend of Andrea del Sarto. 1513 he painted together with this in Santa Annunziata de ' Servi at Florence; is due to him in the fresco Marriage of the Virgin, her, he even damaged bitterly about the premature disclosure by the monks by a hammer blow.

The Supper of the refectory of San Giovanni della Calza he remains on solid Through education behind that. His oil painting in Dresden: Bathsheba from David overheard ( 1523), shows him his idol Andrea del Sarto considerably below. The best portraits are Franciabigio: located in the Palazzo Pitti from him the portrait of a young man ( 1514) by amiable tranquility of expression and soulful look; in the Palazzo Capponi another admirable ( 1517), which is probably the painter himself; in the Berlin Museum which a young man ( 1522), by noble excellent opinion and freedom of treatment.