Francesco Stringa (1578–1615) was an Italian painter of the early-

Baroque The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including t ...

era, active mainly near his native city of

Modena Modena (, , ; egl, label=Emilian language#Dialects, Modenese, Mòdna ; ett, Mutna; la, Mutina) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern I ...

. He apprenticed initially, in 1595, in the Roman studio of Federico Zuccari, but soon came under the influence of the ascendant style of the Carracci. He returns in 1602–1606, to work for the Este court at Modena. In 1607, he worked with

Ercole dell'Abate Ercole dell'Abate or dell'Abbate (1573–1613) was an Italian mannerist painter in his native Modena. In English, his name is sometimes given as Ercole Abbate, Abate or Abati. The eldest son of Giulio Camillo dell' Abbate, and grandson of Niccol ...

in decorating the ceiling of the Sala del Consiglio in the Palazzo Comunale. He also painted an ''Annunciation'' for Formigine and a ''Madonna and saints'' for the parish church of

Fanano Fanano ( Frignanese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Modena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about southwest of Bologna and about south of Modena. Fanano borders the following municipalities: Cutigliano, Fiumalbo ...

. In 1608, he became court painter for Duke Ranuccio I Farnese in Parma, where he painted a number of canvases now in the Capodimonte Museum in Naples. He died in Parma. Among his pupils were

Jacopino Consetti Jacopino Consetti (1651–1726) was an Italian painter. Born in Modena, he was active in Este, and was named superintendent of the Galleria Estense The Galleria Estense is an art gallery in the heart of Modena, centred around the collection ...

and Jacopo Zoboli.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stringa, Francesco 1578 births 1615 deaths 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 17th-century Italian painters Italian Baroque painters Mannerist painters Painters from Modena Court painters