Francesco Boschi (1619–1675) was an Italian painter of the

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period, active mainly in

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. He was the pupil of his father,

Fabrizio Boschi Fabrizio Boschi (1572–1642) was an Italian painter of the early-Baroque period, active in Florence. He is said to have been a pupil of Domenico Passignano. In 1615, Michelangelo Buonarroti the Younger asked Boschi to paint ''Michelangelo pres ...

as well as his uncle, the painter

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. Born in Florence. He was noted for portraits. He painted the portrait of ''

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'' now in the Louvre.

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* 1619 births 1675 deaths 17th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Painters from Florence Italian Baroque painters {{Italy-painter-17thC-stub