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Niccolò Franchini
Niccolò Franchini (1704-1783) was an Italian painter, active in Siena, depicting mainly religious canvases in a late-Baroque style. Niccolò Franchini (1704-1783) was an Italian painter, active in Siena, depicting mainly religious canvases in a late-Baroque style. Biography The Bichi Chapel of the Church of Sant'Agostino (Siena), Sant'Agostino has an altarpiece of ''San Cristoforo'' (1755) that replaced the former triptych by Luca Signorelli. He also has works in the church of San Giorgio (Siena), San Giorgio in Siena. He also painted the ceiling of the oratory of the painters guild in Siena, adjacent to the church of San Vigilio, Siena, San Vigilio. He painted a ''Return of Pope Gregory XI to Rome with Catherine of Siena'' once in the Oratory of the Santissimo Crocefisso in Siena. Luigi Lanzi in his exhaustive review of Italian painters places him at the end of the decline in Sienese painters, citing only praises in his roles as a restorer: in restoring injured specimens to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niccolò Franchini, San Cristoforo, 1755 Ca
Niccolò is an Italian male given name, derived from the Greek Nikolaos meaning "Victor of people" or "People's champion". There are several male variations of the name: Nicolò, Niccolò, Nicolas, and Nicola. The female equivalent is Nicole (name), Nicole. The female diminutive Nicoletta is used although seldom. Rarely, the letter "C" can be followed by a "H" (ex. Nicholas). As the letter "K" is not part of the Italian alphabet, versions where "C" is replaced by "K" are even rarer. People with the name include: Given name In literature: * Niccolò Ammaniti (born 1966), Italian writer * Niccolò Machiavelli (1469–1527), Italian political philosopher, musician, poet, and romantic comedic playwright * Niccolò Massa (1485–1569), Italian anatomist who wrote an early anatomy text ''Anatomiae Libri Introductorius'' in 1536 In music: * Niccolò Castiglioni (1932–1996), Italian composer and pianist * Niccolò da Perugia, 14th-century Italian composer of the trecento * Niccolò ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |