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

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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 San Francesco may refer to: * San Francesco d'Assisi ( 1182–1226), Italian Catholic friar, deacon, philosopher, mystic, and preacher * San Francesco al Campo, a municipality in the Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy Churches in Italy ...

. 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

1492 births 1600s deaths 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Painters from Brescia {{Italy-painter-16thC-stub