See Also: Primaticcio, Francesco(encyclopedia)
Fede, Francesco(medicine)
Sforza, Francesco(encyclopedia)
Redi, Francesco(encyclopedia)
Laurana, Francesco(encyclopedia)
Landini, Francesco(encyclopedia)
Guardi, Francesco(encyclopedia)
Francia, Francesco(encyclopedia)
Francesco (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
Orsi, Francesco(medicine)

Primaticcio, Francesco (sh)




born April 30, 1504, Bologna, Emilia
died 1570, Paris, France

Italian-born French painter, sculptor, and architect.

In 1532 Francis I invited him to help redecorate the Fontainebleau Palace, and Primaticcio became one of the principal artists in France; he remained there the rest of his life, making only brief trips to Italy. His decorative style in painting and stucco sculpture stressed the human figure; the exaggerated musculature and active, elongated forms of his figures greatly influenced 16th-century French art. One of the first artists in France to replace religious themes with those of Classical mythology, he brought a quiet French elegance to Italian Mannerism.