Francescuccio Ghissi, also called Francesco di Cecco Ghissi, ( fl. 1359 – 1395) was an Italian painter. His exact date of birth and death are not known. Ghissi was an exponent of the

Gothic Gothic or Gothics may refer to: People and languages *Goths or Gothic people, the ethnonym of a group of East Germanic tribes **Gothic language, an extinct East Germanic language spoken by the Goths **Crimean Gothic, the Gothic language spoken b ...

style, active especially in the

Marche Marche ( , ) is one of the twenty regions of Italy. In English, the region is sometimes referred to as The Marches ( ). The region is located in the central area of the country, bordered by Emilia-Romagna and the republic of San Marino to the ...

region of central-eastern Italy. He is known to have worked with

Allegretto Nuzi Allegretto Nuzi or ''Allegretto di Nuzio'' (1315–1373) was an Italian painter, active in a Gothic style mainly around Fabriano, in the Province of Ancona. Biography Nuzi was probably trained in Fabriano by local masters, including the so-called ...

. He primarily painted religious works for church commissions, but little is known about his activities and works except that of the ''Madonna of Humility'', part of a

triptych A triptych ( ; from the Greek language, Greek adjective ''τρίπτυχον'' "''triptukhon''" ("three-fold"), from ''tri'', i.e., "three" and ''ptysso'', i.e., "to fold" or ''ptyx'', i.e., "fold") is a work of art (usually a panel painting) t ...

he painted, which now resides as part of the

Polesden Lacey Polesden Lacey is an Edwardian house and estate, located on the North Downs at Great Bookham, near Dorking, Surrey, England. It is owned and run by the National Trust and is one of the Trust's most popular properties. This Regency house was exp ...

National Trust collection. He also has works on display in the Pinacoteca Civica of

Fabriano Fabriano is a town and ''comune'' of Province of Ancona, Ancona province in the Italy, Italian region of the Marche, at Above mean sea level, above sea level. It lies in the Esino valley upstream and southwest of Jesi; and east-northeast of Foss ...

, and painted for the Cathedral of Fabriano. Other paintings are present in

Ascoli Piceno Ascoli Piceno (; la, Asculum; dialetto ascolano: Ascule) is a town and ''comune'' in the Marche region of Italy, capital of the province of the same name. Its population is around 46,000 but the urban area of the city has more than 93,000. Geo ...

(Church of Sant'Agostino),

Montegiorgio Montegiorgio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Fermo in the Italian region Marche, located about south of Ancona and about north of Ascoli Piceno. Montegiorgio borders the following municipalities: Belmonte Piceno, Falerone, Ferm ...

(Church of Sant'Andrea), and the Pinacoteca of

Fermo Fermo (ancient: Firmum Picenum) is a town and ''comune'' of the Marche, Italy, in the Province of Fermo. Fermo is on a hill, the Sabulo, elevation , on a branch from Porto San Giorgio on the Adriatic coast railway. History The oldest hum ...

. Ghissi also painted the St. John altarpiece, made up of nine different paintings. The center one depicts the Crucifixion, while the eight surrounding it depict stories from the life of St. John the Evangelist. This paintings were sawed apart and separated during the 19th or early 20th century to be sold, and have recently been reunited.

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14th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Gothic painters Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown {{Italy-painter-stub

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