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Giovanni di Francesco Toscani (1372 - 2 May 1430) was an Italian painter.
Born in
''Italian Paintings: Florentine School''
a collection catalog containing information about Toscani and his works (see pages: 75–77). 1372 births 1430 deaths 14th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 15th-century Italian painters Painters from Florence Quattrocento painters {{Italy-painter-15thC-stub
Giovanni di Francesco Toscani (1372 - 2 May 1430) was an Italian painter.
Born in Florence
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, he was the pupil of Giottino
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, in whose style he painted. His masterpiece is said to have been an ''Annunciation'' for a chapel of the Bishop's palace in Arezzo
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. It was restored by Agnolo di Lorenzo, and later by Vasari
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. Toscani was buried in Santa Maria del Fiore
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.
References
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''Italian Paintings: Florentine School''
a collection catalog containing information about Toscani and his works (see pages: 75–77). 1372 births 1430 deaths 14th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 15th-century Italian painters Painters from Florence Quattrocento painters {{Italy-painter-15thC-stub