Vertumnus and Pomona (1518/22) by Francesco Melzi

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Francesco Melzi

Francesco Melzi (ca. 1491 – 1568/70?) was an Italian painter and the favourite pupil of Leonardo da Vinci. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (850x1130, 164 KB)Vertumnus and Pomona, oil painting by Francesco Melzi, ca. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (850x1130, 164 KB)Vertumnus and Pomona, oil painting by Francesco Melzi, ca. ... Image File history File links Commons-logo. ... The Wikimedia Commons (also called Commons or Wikicommons) is a repository of free content images, sound and other multimedia files. ... // Events December 6 - King Charles VIII marries Anne de Bretagne, thus incorporating Brittany into the kingdom of France. ... Events March 23 - Peace of Longjumeau ends the Second War of Religion in France. ... Events January 23 - The assassination of regent James Stewart, Earl of Moray throws Scotland into civil war February 25 - Pope Pius V excommunicates Queen Elizabeth I of England with the bull Regnans in Excelsis May 20 - Abraham Ortelius issues the first modern atlas. ... Leonardo da Vinci (April 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519) was an Italian Renaissance architect, musician, anatomist, inventor, engineer, sculptor, geometer, and painter. ...

The son of a Milanese noble family joined the household of Leonardo da Vinci in 1506 at the age of fifteen. He accompanied Leonardo on trips to Rome in 1513 and to France in 1517. He proved a very talented painter and worked closely with and for Leonardo, who in his last years couldn't use his hands anymore. Some works who had previously been thought to be by Leonardo are today often attributed to Melzi. Milan (Italian: Milano; Milanese dialect: Milán) is the main city in northern Italy, and is located in the plains of Lombardy, the most populated and developed region in Italy. ... 1506 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1513 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Events January 22 - Battle of Ridanieh. ...

Upon Leonardo's death, Melzi inherited the artistic and scientific works and collections of Leonardo, and would henceforth faithfully administer the estate. When he died on his estate in Vaprio d'Adda, his heirs sold the collection of Leonardo's works.

External links

• Francesco Melzi at the Catholic Encyclopedia.
• Some works.
• Flora by Francesco Melzi at the State Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
• Description of Vertumnus and Pomona.