Cecchino
Cecchino () is a diminutive of the Italian masculine given name Cecco (in turn a diminutive of Francesco) and a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Cecchino dei Bracci (1528–1544), a pupil of Michelangelo * Cecchino del Salviati (1510–1563), Italian painter * Tomaso Cecchino (–1644), Italian composer See also *'' Il cecchino'', 2012 film by Michele Placido *Cecchin *Cecchini Cecchini () is an Italian surname from Umbria, derived from the male given name Cecco (a diminutive of Francesco). Notable people with the surname include: * Antonio Cecchini (1660–17??), Italian painter of the Baroque period * Arvedo Cecchini ( ...

Cecchino Dei Bracci
Cecchino Bracci (real name Francesco de Zanobi Bracci) (Florence, 23 April 1528 – Rome, 8 January 1544) was a pupil of Michelangelo. He died at the age of fifteen and is buried in Santa Maria in Aracoeli, in a tomb designed by Michelangelo. Life and legacy Cecchino was born in Florence on 23 April 1528 to Zanobi Bracci, a wealthy banker. The Bracci dynasty had moved to Florence in 1395 from the smaller town of Vinci, Tuscany, Vinci. In the 16th century they were among the richest of the Florentine banking families, and friends of the Medici. They acquired palazzo Neroni in via de' Ginori as their base, along with a chapel in Santa Maria Novella. Around 1540 Cecchino accompanied his uncle, Luigi del Riccio, to Rome where he had links with the Strozzi family, Strozzi banking family. Cecchino's beauty and manners made him welcome at the papal court. During his stay he met some of the major Florentine artists working in the city, including Michelangelo. He died on 8 January 1544 ...
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