Franscesco de' Rossi (known by many names, prominently the adopted name Francesco Salviati or as Il Salviati, but also Francesco Rossi and Cecchino del Salviati) was a prominent Mannerist painter of Florence. Mannerism is the usual English term for an approach to all the arts, particularly painting but not exclusive to it, a reaction to the High Renaissance, emerging after the Sack of Rome in 1527 shook Renaissance confidence, humanism and rationality to their foundations, and even Religion had split apart. ... Florences skyline Florence (Italian: ) is the capital city of the region of Tuscany, Italy. ...

He was born in Florence in 1510, and died there in 1563. He apprenticed under Bugiardini, Bandinelli, and then Raffaelle Brescianino, and finally Andrea del Sarto in 1529-1530. By 1531, he travels to Rome where he is met by his contemporary Bandinelli pupil, Giorgio Vasari, and helps complete the frescoes on the Life of John the Baptist in the Palazzo Salviati for the Cardinal Giovanni Salviati, from where he took on the last name. Bartolommeo (or Baccio) Bandinelli (November 12, 1493 - February 7, 1560), Florentine sculptor, was the son of an eminent goldsmith, and from him Bandinelli obtained the first elements of drawing. ... A self portrait. ... Giorgio Vasaris selfportrait Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Giorgio Vasari Giorgio Vasari (Arezzo, Tuscany July 3, 1511 - Florence, June 27, 1574) was an Italian painter and architect, mainly known for his famous biographies of Italian artists. ...

He also frescoes Annunciations in San Francisco a Ripa (1533-5). His mature style has mannerist contortions similar to the style of Giulio Romano. In 1538, he joins Jacopino del Conte in frescoes a Visitation^[1] for in the Oratory of San Giovanni Decollato, a Florentine fraternity ministering to those condemned to execution. Fire in the Borgo, Vatican fresco Giulio Romano (ca 1499? – November 1, 1546) was an Italian painter, architect, and decorator. ...

He painted in Bologna in 1540 alongside Vasari, and stayed for a brief time in Venice, where he frescoed some decorations for the Palazzo Grimani in antique style. During this period his style shows the influences of Parmigianino. His many portrait paintings can sometimes be confused for Bronzino^[2][3][4]. Venice (Italian: Venezia Venetian: Venexia) is the capital of the region of Veneto and the province of the same name in Italy. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Andrea Doria as Neptune Agnolo di Cosimo ( 1503, Firenze – 1572, Firenze) (also known as Agnolo Bronzino and Agnolo Tori). ...

By 1543, he returns to Florence, where he frescoes for Cosimo I de medici a fresco decoration eulogizing the Medici (Triumph of Camillus in the Sala dell'Udienza of Palazzo Vecchio (1543-45). he also designed tapestry cartoons for the recently established Arazzeria, including Ecce homo, Resurrection, and Joseph explains Pharaoh's Dreams. The latter was completed in a competition against contempoary Florentine Mannerists, Bronzino and Pontormo. He painted a Deposition altarpiece for Santa Croce in 1547-8. This theme, one which became a master ouvre topic for Late-Renaissance artists, is handled in a crowded complex fashion. Palazzo Vecchio The Palazzo Vecchio is the town hall of Florence, Italy. ... Andrea Doria as Neptune Agnolo di Cosimo ( 1503, Firenze – 1572, Firenze) (also known as Agnolo Bronzino and Agnolo Tori). ... Jacopo Carrucci (Pontormo, near Empoli, May 24, 1494 - January 2, 1557), usually known as Jacopo da Pontormo, or simply Pontormo, was a Florentine Mannerist painter and portraitist. ... The Basilica di Santa Croce (Basilica of the Holy Cross) is the principal Franciscan church of Florence, Italy, and a minor basilica of the Roman Catholic Church. ...

He often travelled to Rome between 1548-63, to complete various fresco series, such as Wedding of Canae in the Oratory of the Piceni, a Birth of John the Baptist in the Oratory of San Giovanni Decollato, in the Palazzo della Cancelleria (Capella di Pallium), in the Palazzo Sacchetti (History of David^[5]) and in Palazzo Farnese. The Palazzo della Cancelleria (Italian for Palace of the Chancellery, meaning the Papal Chancellery) is a palace in Rome, situated between the present Corso Vittorio Emanuele II and the Campo de Fiori, in the rione of Parione. ... A mid-18th century engraving of Palazzo Farnese by Giuseppe Vasi Palazzo Farnese, Rome (housing the French Embassy), is the most imposing Italian palace of the sixteenth century (Sir Banister Fletcher) (1). ...

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References

• Freedberg, Sydney J. (1993). Pelican History of Art Painting in Italy, 1500-1600, pp437-442.

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