Francesco Santafede (16th century) was an Italian painter of the

Renaissance The Renaissance ( , ) is a Periodization, period of history and a European cultural movement covering the 15th and 16th centuries. It marked the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and was characterized by an effort to revive and sur ...

period, active mainly in

Naples Naples ( ; ; ) is the Regions of Italy, regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 908,082 within the city's administrative limits as of 2025, while its Metropolitan City of N ...

. He was the father of the painter

Fabrizio Santafede Fabrizio Santafede or Fabrizio Santaféde (c. 1560–1623/28) was an Italian painter known for his altarpieces. He painted in a style that rejected the Mannerism popular in the Naples of his time and evident in the works of Francesco Curia. Life ...

, a pupil of

Andrea Sabbatini Andrea Sabbatini (1487–1530) (var. Andrea Sabatini or Andrea da Salerno) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance. He was born in Salerno, and initially trained under Raimondo Epifanio in Naples, but moved to Rome and became a close discip ...

(Andrea di Salerno). He was a colleague of

Francesco Imparato Francesco Imparato (1570)M. Farquhar was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period, active mainly in his city of birth, Naples Naples ( ; ; ) is the Regions of Italy, regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, aft ...

, and like his son, emerged from the studio of Andrea Sabbatini, although he appears to have also followed the style of

Giovanni Filippo Criscuolo Giovanni Filippo Criscuolo (c. 1500–1584) was an Italian painter, active during the late-Renaissance period, mainly in Naples. Born in Gaeta, He trained with Andrea da Salerno and with Perino del Vaga in Rome. His brother Giovanni Angelico ...

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* 16th-century Neapolitan people 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Painters from Naples Italian Renaissance painters Year of death unknown Year of birth unknown {{Italy-painter-16thC-stub