Francesco Borgani
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Francesco Borgani was an Italian
painter of the Baroque
, mainly active in Mantua
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He was a pupil of Domenico Fetti
. He was employed by the court of the Duke Vincenzo I Gonzaga. He painted a St. Francis intercedes with the Virgin to liberate Mantua from the plague of 1630 for the church of Santa Agnese, but now in the Ducal Palace of Mantua. He painted for the churches of San Pietro, San Simone, and Santa Croce at Mantua.
Italy
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painter of the Baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
, mainly active in Mantua
Mantua
Mantua is a city and comune in Lombardy, Italy and capital of the province of the same name. Mantua's historic power and influence under the Gonzaga family, made it one of the main artistic, cultural and notably musical hubs of Northern Italy and the country as a whole...
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He was a pupil of Domenico Fetti
Domenico Fetti
Domenico Fetti was an Italian Baroque painter active mainly in Rome, Mantua and Venice.-Biography:...
. He was employed by the court of the Duke Vincenzo I Gonzaga. He painted a St. Francis intercedes with the Virgin to liberate Mantua from the plague of 1630 for the church of Santa Agnese, but now in the Ducal Palace of Mantua. He painted for the churches of San Pietro, San Simone, and Santa Croce at Mantua.