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Francesco Albani
(1578–1660)
Painter
Papal States
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Francesco Albani was a painter from Papal States, best known for Poe Selected Poetry.
Quick Facts About Francesco Albani
- Born
- March 17, 1578
- Died
- October 4, 1660
- Nationality
- Papal States
- Profession
- Painter
- Notable works
- Poe Selected Poetry
- Known for
- Apollo and Daphne, Toilet of Venus, Adonis Led by Cupids to Venus, Baptism of Jesus Christ, Landscape with Toilet of Venus
About Francesco Albani
Francesco Albani or Albano was an Italian Baroque painter of Albanian descent who was active in Bologna, Rome, Viterbo (1609–1610), Mantua (1621–1622) and Florence (1633). He was a distinguished artist of the Bolognese school, deeply influenced by Annibale Carracci’s classicism. His fame rests on his idyllic landscapes and small mythological pictures, the lyrical qualities of which earned him the soubriquet ‘the Anacreon of painters’.
Biography source: Wikipedia
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