Francesco Monti (il Brescianino)
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Francesco Monti (1646–1712) was an Italian
painter of the late-Baroque
periods, mainly active in his natal city of Brescia
, as well as Parma
.
He was the pupil of Pietro Ricchi
(also known as il Lucchese), then of Jacques Courtois
(also known as il Borgognone, who was well known as a battle painter. This association led Monti himself to be called the Francesco della Battaglia. For many years before 1700, he worked for the ruling family of Parma
, where he died in 1712. He painted the Blessed Virgin in Adoration of Christ in the Manger for the church of Santa Maria Calcherà in Parma. There are at least three Italian painters that gained the nickname Brescianino.
Italy
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painter of the late-Baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
periods, mainly active in his natal city of Brescia
Brescia
Brescia is a city and comune in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, between the Mella and the Naviglio, with a population of around 197,000. It is the second largest city in Lombardy, after the capital, Milan...
, as well as Parma
Parma
Parma is a city in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna famous for its ham, its cheese, its architecture and the fine countryside around it. This is the home of the University of Parma, one of the oldest universities in the world....
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He was the pupil of Pietro Ricchi
Pietro Ricchi
Pietro Ricchi was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, born in Lucca.He traveled widely thorough Northern Italy. He was a pupil of the painter Domenico Passignano and Guido Reni . He painted an altarpiece for the church of San Francesco in Lucca.Ricchi died in Udine in 1675.-References:...
(also known as il Lucchese), then of Jacques Courtois
Jacques Courtois
Jacques Courtois was a French painter.-Biography:He was born at Saint-Hippolyte, near Besançon. His father was a painter, and with him Jacques remained studying up to the age of fifteen...
(also known as il Borgognone, who was well known as a battle painter. This association led Monti himself to be called the Francesco della Battaglia. For many years before 1700, he worked for the ruling family of Parma
Parma
Parma is a city in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna famous for its ham, its cheese, its architecture and the fine countryside around it. This is the home of the University of Parma, one of the oldest universities in the world....
, where he died in 1712. He painted the Blessed Virgin in Adoration of Christ in the Manger for the church of Santa Maria Calcherà in Parma. There are at least three Italian painters that gained the nickname Brescianino.