Francesco Foschi (1716 – 21 February 1780) was an Italian painter best known for painting winter landscapes.
Biography
He was born in
Ancona in the Marche. He moved to Rome in 1729 and encountered the works of other painters of ''
veduta''. He died in
Rome. He should not be confused with the 16th century Florentine portrait artist,
Pier Francesco Foschi
Pier Francesco Foschi (1502–1567) was an Italian painter active in Florence in a Mannerism, Mannerist style. He was pupil of Andrea del Sarto and assisted Pontormo with his frescoes at Villa Medici at Careggi, Careggi in 1536. He completed 3 al ...
. His surname has also been written as ''Toschi''
Francesco had four brothers that were also painters: Carlo, Giacomo, Orazio., and
Lorenzo
Lorenzo may refer to:
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* Lorenzo (name)
Places Peru
* San Lorenzo Island (Peru), sometimes referred to as the island of Lorenzo
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* Lorenzo, Texas
* San Lorenzo, California, formerly Lorenzo
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Guida storica e artistica della città di Fermo
by Vincenzo Curi, (1864) page 95.
Sources
Grassi Studio abstract
Gallery
Francesco Foschi - Paesaggio invernale con escursionisti.jpg
Francesco Foschi - Paesaggio invernale.jpg
Francesco Foschi - Paesaggio invernale con una famiglia di contadini.jpg
Francesco Foschi - Paesaggio montano con figure (dettaglio).jpg
Francesco Foschi Paisaje invernal en los Apeninos con un templo en ruinas Óleo sobre lienzo. 48 x 62 cm. Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza.jpg
Francesco Foschi Paisaje invernal en los Apeninos con una cueva Óleo sobre lienzo. 48 x 62 cm. Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza.jpg
Francesco Foschi - Prometeo incatenato in cime innevate del Caucaso.jpg, Prometheus Chained to Caucasus
Fr Foschi Paisaje invernal con torrente y cascada.jpg
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1710 births
1780 deaths
People from Ancona
18th-century Italian painters
Italian male painters
Italian vedutisti
Italian landscape painters
18th-century Italian male artists