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Cosimo Daddi (before 1575–1630), was a late
Renaissance The Renaissance ( , ) , from , with the same meanings. is a period in European history The history of Europe is traditionally divided into four time periods: prehistoric Europe (prior to about 800 BC), classical antiquity (800 BC to AD ...
painter active mainly around
Volterra Volterra (; Latin: ''Volaterrae'') is a walled mountaintop town in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its history dates from before the 8th century BC and it has substantial structures from the Etruscan, Roman, and Medieval periods. History Volt ...
and
Florence Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany Regions of Italy, region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilan ...
. In 1591–94, he participated in the fresco decoration (the deeds of Godefroy de Bouillon) of the
Villa Petraia Villa La Petraia is one of the Medici villas in Castello, Florence, Tuscany, central Italy. It has a distinctive 19th century belvedere on the upper east terrace on axis with the view of Florence. History In 1364, the "palace" of Petraia belo ...
for the
Medici The House of Medici ( , ) was an Italian banking family and political dynasty that first began to gather prominence under Cosimo de' Medici, in the Republic of Florence during the first half of the 15th century. The family originated in the Mu ...
family. Baldassare Franceschini was one of his pupils.


References

*Pontormo and Rosso. Empoli and Volterra. David Franklin. ''The Burlington Magazine,'' Vol. 137, No. 1102 (Jan., 1995), pp. 48–50 16th-century births 1630 deaths 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 17th-century Italian painters Painters from Tuscany Italian Renaissance painters People from Volterra Year of birth uncertain {{Italy-painter-16thC-stub