Francesco Prata was an

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painter who worked in

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during the 16th century.

Biography

Born in

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. He was influenced by

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and

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. He painted the altarpiece of ''

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crucified among St. Peter,

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and St. Apollonia'' (1522) in the church of Sant'Agata. He also painted a ''Marriage of the Virgin'' in the church of San Francesco. A portrait of ''Giovanni Battista Vannucci'' (or Vannini) from 1515 to 1518 is attributed to Prata. Among his masterworks are frescoes decorating the dome of the Holy Sacrament Chapel in the church of Saints Fermo and Rustico,

.Notes on Portrait of Vannucci
for travelling exhibit from Accademia Carrara, by Giovanni Valagusa.

References

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