Stefano di Francesco (died 1427) was an Italian (Florentine) painter, who probably died young, as he left a five-year-old son, and was outlived twenty years by his father-in-law, the painter
Giuliano Pesello
Giuliano Pesello, born Giuliano d'Arrigo (sometimes spelled Arrigho) (ca. 1367 - 1446), was an Italian painter of the early Renaissance period, active mainly in Florence. He was a pupil of the painter Andrea del Castagno. Vasari states he painted ...
(1367–1446). His son was the painter
Francesco Pesellino
Francesco Pesellino (probably 1422–July 29, 1457), also known as Francesco di Stefano, was an Italian Renaissance painter active in Florence. His father was the painter Stefano di Francesco (died 1427), and his maternal grandfather was the pai ...
(1422–1457), the most distinguished of the three. Nothing is known of Stefano di Francesco's painting.
References
* Corti, Gino and Frederick Hartt, ''Documents'', The Art Bulletin, Vol. 44, No. 2 (Jun., 1962), 155–167.
* Vasari, Giorgio, ''Le Vite delle più eccellenti pittori, scultori, ed architettori'', many editions and translations.
15th-century Italian painters
Italian male painters
1427 deaths
Painters from Florence
Year of birth unknown
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