Francesco Curradi or Currado (15 November 1570 – 1661) was an Italian painter of the style described as Counter-''Maniera'' or Counter-Mannerism, born and active in

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Biography

Curradi was the son of a jeweller, Taddeo. He trained under Giovanni Battista Naldini and in 1590 matriculated in the

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, Florence. His first independent works from 1597 to 1598 were for churches in

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, including that in the Colleoni chapel of the local

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. He helped paint the frescoes of the ''Fame Exalting Michelangelo'' (c. 1616–1617) for the

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. In 1622 he painted the ''St Francis Xavier preaching in India'' for the church of

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in Florence, and a canvas of ''Narcissus'' and ''Herminia among shepherds'' commissioned by the cardinal Carlo de' Medici for his Casino di San Marco. He also executed seven lunettes in the chapel of

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with the ''Story of Mary Magdalen''. Curradi painted the ''Crowning of the Virgin'' in 1646 for the Benedictine Abbey of Vallombrosa, and a ''Preaching of John the Baptist'' for the Rondoni chapel in the church of

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in 1649. The

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has two paintings: a ''Martyrdom of Santa Tecla'' and a ''Beatification of the Magdalen''. One of his pupils was

Cesare Dandini Cesare Dandini (1 October 1596– 7 February 1657) was an Italian Baroque painter, active mainly in his native city of Florence. Biography He was the older brother of the painter Vincenzo Dandini (1609–1675). His nephew, Pietro Dandini, P ...

Gallery

File:Francesco Curradi, apparizione della Madonna col bambino a san giovanni, 01.jpg, File:Francesco Curradi - Moses Saved from the Waters (Cameron Variant).jpg, File:Francesco curradi, predica del battista, 1649, 02.JPG , File:Francesco curradi, visione di san filippo benizzi, 02.jpg , File:Francesco Curradi - Bathsheba at Her Bath.jpg, File:Francesco curradi o bernardo veli, Madonna in gloria e santi, dal monastero della crocetta 01.JPG, File:Francesco curradi, annunciazione, 1615, 01.JPG, File:Francesco curradi circoncisione di gesù.jpg,

References

* * ''Grove Art Dictionary'' 1570 births 1661 deaths 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 17th-century Italian painters Painters from Florence Italian Renaissance painters Italian Mannerist painters {{Italy-painter-16thC-stub