Giovanni Cianfanini

Giovanni Cianfanini

Italian painter
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IntroItalian painter
A.K.A.Giovanni di Benedetto Cianfanni Giovanni di Benedetto Cianfanini Giovanni Di Benedetto Cianfanni
A.K.A.Giovanni di Benedetto Cianfanni Giovanni di Benedetto Cianfanini Giovanni Di Benedetto Cianfanni
PlacesItaly
wasPainter
Work fieldArts
Gender
Male
Birth1462, Florence, Province of Florence, Tuscany, Kingdom of Italy
Death18 August 1542Florence, Province of Florence, Tuscany, Kingdom of Italy (aged 80 years)
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Biography

Giovanni Cianfanini (1462–1542) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance, active in Florence. Little biographical information is known, except that he was the son of Benedetto Cianfanini, also a painter. Giovanni appears to have had a short apprenticeship with Sandro Botticelli, then been associated with the studio of Lorenzo di Credi in Florence. He mainly painted history, sacred subjects, and portraits.

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