Francesco dai Libri, the elder, born at

Verona Verona ( , ; vec, Verona or ) is a city on the Adige River in Veneto, Italy, with 258,031 inhabitants. It is one of the seven provincial capitals of the region. It is the largest city municipality in the region and the second largest in nor ...

in 1452, was the son of Stefano dai Libri, an illuminator of books. He was the father of

Girolamo dai Libri Girolamo dai Libri (1474/1475 – July 2, 1555) was an Italian illuminator of manuscripts and painter of altarpieces, working in an early-Renaissance style. Accademia - Madonna col Bambino e angeli musicanti - Girolamo Dai Libri.jpg, Virgin ...

, and is known as an

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of choir books for the churches of his native city.

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* 1452 births Year of death unknown 15th-century Italian painters Quattrocento painters Italian male painters Artists from Verona Manuscript illuminators {{Italy-painter-15thC-stub