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Francesco Raibolini (c. 1450 - 1517 ), called '''Francia''', was an Bolognese painter, Goldsmith , and Medalist .

He was first mentioned as a painter in 1486 and his earliest known work is the ''Felicini Madonna'', which is signed and dated 1494 . He worked in partnership with Lorenzo Costa , and was influenced by Costa's style, until 1506 , when Francia became a court painter in Mantua , after which time he was influenced more by Perugino and Raphael . Raphael's ''Santa Cecilia'' is supposed to have produced such a feeling of inferiority in Francia that it caused him to die of depression (Murray, p. 146).


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  • Peter and Linda Murray, ''Dictionary of Art and Artists''. Fifth Edition (London: Penguin, 1983), p. 145-6.



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