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Francesco Menzocchi (1502–1574) was an Italian painter of the late-
Francesco Menzocchi (1502–1574) was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance
The Renaissance ( , ) , from , with the same meanings. is a period in European history marking the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and covering the 15th and 16th centuries, characterized by an effort to revive and surpass ideas ...
and Mannerist
Mannerism, which may also be known as Late Renaissance, is a style in European art that emerged in the later years of the Italian High Renaissance around 1520, spreading by about 1530 and lasting until about the end of the 16th century in Italy, ...
period. He was born in Forlì
Forlì ( , ; rgn, Furlè ; la, Forum Livii) is a ''comune'' (municipality) and city in Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy, and is the capital of the province of Forlì-Cesena. It is the central city of Romagna.
The city is situated along the Via E ...
, belonged to the Forlì painting school
The Forlivese school of art was a group of Italian Renaissance painters and other artists. Most were born in Forlì or near it in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Some other artists went to Forlì to study.
As a Renaissance art movement, it ...
and was active mainly in Forlì and Pesaro
Pesaro () is a city and ''comune'' in the Italian region of Marche, capital of the Province of Pesaro e Urbino, on the Adriatic Sea. According to the 2011 census, its population was 95,011, making it the second most populous city in the Marche, ...
.
Menzocchi was also called ''il Vecchio di San Bernardo''. He apprenticed first with painter Marco Palmegiani, and later Girolamo Genga
Girolamo Genga (c. 1476 – 11 July 1551) was an Italian painter and architect of the late Renaissance, Mannerist style.
Life and career
Genga was born in a region near Urbino. According mainly to Giorgio Vasari's biography, by age thirtee ...
. He worked under the latter in the Villa Imperiale of Pesaro
The Villa Imperiale of Pesaro is a suburban palatial house outside of Pesaro, built and decorated by artists of the late-Renaissance or Mannerist period. It is now a private residence but the frescoed rooms and elaborate gardens are available for ...
, where he would influence Raffaellino del Colle
Raffaellino del Colle (1490–1566) was an Italian Mannerist painter active mostly in Umbria. He was born in the frazione of Colle in Borgo Sansepolcro, province of Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy.
Biography
He is also called ''Raffaellino della Colle'' ...
. He frescoed the ''Sacrifice of Melchisedec'' and the ''Miracle of the Manna'' for the chapel of San Francesco di Paula in the Basilica of Loreto. At Forlì, he painted a ''Trinity'' for the church of Santa Maria della Grata. His sons, Pier Paolo, and Sebastiano, were also painters. In Venice
Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 ...
, he made four paintings for the wooden ceiling of the room dedicated to Psyche of Palazzo Grimani in Santa Maria Formosa (1539–40), that unfortunately no longer exists . His biography was featured in the ''Vite
''The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects'' ( it, Le vite de' più eccellenti pittori, scultori, e architettori), often simply known as ''The Lives'' ( it, Le Vite), is a series of artist biographies written by 16th-ce ...
'' by Giorgio Vasari
Giorgio Vasari (, also , ; 30 July 1511 – 27 June 1574) was an Italian Renaissance Master, who worked as a painter, architect, engineer, writer, and historian, who is best known for his work ''The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculpt ...
.
External links
* * *''Francesco Menzocchi: Forlì 1502-1574'', Edisai 2003. 1502 births 1574 deaths People from Forlì 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Italian Mannerist painters {{Italy-painter-16thC-stub