Alfonso Franco (1466–1524), was an Italian painter from

Messina Messina ( , ; ; ; ) is a harbour city and the capital city, capital of the Italian Metropolitan City of Messina. It is the third largest city on the island of Sicily, and the 13th largest city in Italy, with a population of 216,918 inhabitants ...

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, active during the

Italian Renaissance The Italian Renaissance ( ) was a period in History of Italy, Italian history between the 14th and 16th centuries. The period is known for the initial development of the broader Renaissance culture that spread across Western Europe and marked t ...

. He was a pupil of Jacobello da Antonello, son of

Antonello Da Messina Antonello da Messina (; 1425–1430February 1479), properly Antonello di Giovanni di Antonio, but also called Antonello degli Antoni and Anglicized as Anthony of Messina, was an Italian painter from Messina, active during the Italian Early Ren ...

. He painted a ''Deposition'' for the church of San Francesco di Paola in Messina; and a ''Dispute of Jesus at the Temple'' for the church of Sant'Agostino. He died of the plague in 1524.

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