Francesco Primaticcio, born on April 30, 1504 in the lively city of Bologna, knew early on that art was his calling. He moved in the circles of the sculptors and architects of his native city and appropriated their techniques and knowledge. But it was painting that captured his heart and led him to study under Giulio Romano, a disciple of Raphael. In the halls of the Palazzo del Te in Mantua, where he honed his skills, his art blossomed.
It was 1532 when his work caught the attention of France's King Francis I, who had a fondness for Italian culture and art. The king invited Primaticcio to his court in Fontainebleau, an invitation the young artist readily accepted. Together with Rosso, another Italian artist, he worked on the decoration of the royal palace and contributed significantly to the development of the Fontainebleau school, which played an important role in the spread of Mannerism in France.
After the death of Rosso in 1540, who at that time was in charge of the works at Fontainebleau, this role fell to Primaticcio. He had just made a trip to Rome to buy antiquities and make plaster casts of famous sculptures that would later be recast at Fontainebleau. Upon his return, he took up his new duties and his artistic activity at Fontainebleau reached its peak. Despite the change in royal preferences with the accession of Henry II in 1547, who preferred other artists and residences, Primaticcio remained active at Fontainebleau. He now found time to work for private patrons, creating works for the influential Guise family, among others.
After the death of Henry II in 1559, Primaticcio returned to the service of the royal court, this time at the invitation of the queen dowager Catherine de Medici. He assumed the role of overseer of the royal buildings and thus had responsibility for the design and maintenance of the royal palaces. Francesco Primaticcio died in Paris in 1570, but his artistic legacy lives on. As a co-founder of the Fontainebleau School and an important representative of Mannerism, he left an indelible mark on the world of art.
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.jpg "The West Wall of the Rayonnant chapel of the Abbey (detail above The Annunciation) by Francesco Primaticcio")
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.jpg "The West Wall of the Rayonnant Chapel of the Abbey (detail) by Francesco Primaticcio")
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.jpg "The Holy Family with John the Baptist and Saint Elizabeth by Francesco Primaticcio")
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.jpg "The Room of the Stuccoes (Camera degli Stucchi) of the Palazzo del Tè by Francesco Primaticcio")
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.jpg "The Rape of Helen, c.1533 by Francesco Primaticcio")
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.jpg "The Persepolis Masquerade. Drawing by Francesco Primaticcio known as The Primatice (1504-1570) by Francesco Primaticcio")
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_-_Venus_met_twee_putti_-_(MeisterDrucke-1384526).jpg "Venus with two putti by Monogrammist FP (Italië; 16e eeuw)")
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.jpg "The West Wall of the Rayonnant chapel of the Abbey with The Annunciation, 16th-19th century by Francesco Primaticcio")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1361661).jpg "Odysseus in the Land of the Lotus-Eaters by Theodoor van Thulden")
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.jpg "Female Figures and Cherubs Surrounding a Painting of Alexander the Great Training Bucephalus, from the Escalier du Roi by Francesco Primaticcio")
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.jpg "Allegorical painting of Diane de Poitiers, mistress of King Henry II of France by Francesco Primaticcio")
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.jpg "The Vaults of the Rayonnant Chapel of the Abbey with Renaissance Paintings by Francesco Primaticcio")
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.jpg "Architecture: Detail of the Room of Anne de Pisseleu Duchess of Etampes (1508-1580), Favorite of Francois I, at the Castle of Fontainebleau Known as the King")
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.jpg "Charity by Francesco Primaticcio")
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.jpg "The Vaults of the Rayonnant Chapel of the Abbey with Renaissance Paintings, 13th-16th Century by Francesco Primaticcio")
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.jpg "Portrait of Artist Francesco Primaticcio (Portraits of Artists series) by Antonio Pazzi")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-318567).jpg "Portrait of Henri II by Francesco Primaticcio")
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.jpg "Gathering of Gods on Olympus by Cornelis Cort")
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.jpg "Reconciliation between Odysseus and the Ithacan rebels by Theodoor van Thulden")
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.jpg "Two Roman Women by Francesco Primaticcio")
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.jpg "The West Wall of the Rayonnant Chapel of the Abbey with The Annunciation by Francesco Primaticcio")
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.jpg "Design for the Ulysses Gallery, Fontainebleau by Francesco Primaticcio")
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.jpg "The Art of Music by Francesco Primaticcio")
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.jpg "Danae Receiving the Shower of Gold by Francesco Primaticcio")
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.jpg "Phaeacians Bringing the Sleeping Odysseus to Ithaca by Theodoor van Thulden")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-295207).jpg "The Holy Family with St. Elizabeth and St. John the Baptist, 1541-3 by Francesco Primaticcio")
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.jpg "Apple of Discord Thrown by Eris at the Marriage of Peleus and Thetis: Study for Fresco by Francesco Primaticcio")
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.jpg "Vulcan Forging the Darts of Cupid by Francesco Primaticcio")
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.jpg "Ulysses and His Companions Fighting the Cicones Before the City of Ismaros (Study) by Francesco Primaticcio")
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.jpg "The Greeks Board After the Fall of Troy by Theodoor van Thulden")
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.jpg "Gathering of Gods on Olympus by Cornelis Cort")
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.jpg "The Annunciation by Francesco Primaticcio")
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.jpg "Classical Female Figure Diana or Venus with Two Infants, ca. 1539-42 by Francesco Primaticcio")
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.jpg "The Holy Family with John the Baptist and Saint Elizabeth by Francesco Primaticcio")
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.jpg "Study to Ceres on the Dragon Wagon by Francesco Primaticcio")
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.jpg "Architecture: detail of the room of Anne de Pisseleu Duchess of Etampes (1508-1580), favorite of Francois I, at the castle of Fontainebleau by Francesco Primaticcio")
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.jpg "Masquerade at Persepolis by Francesco Primaticcio")
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.jpg "Dance of the Hours and Three Putti with Cornucopias by Francesco Primaticcio")
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.jpg "Hercules Lying Beside Omphale by Francesco Primaticcio")
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.jpg "Women at Work by Francesco Primaticcio")
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.jpg "John the Evangelist by Francesco Primaticcio")
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.jpg "Sacrifice of a Bull by Francesco Primaticcio")
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