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| Francesco Primaticcio Allegorical Figure of Fortitude ca. 1541-45 drawing Art Institute of Chicago |
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| Francesco Primaticcio Mercury and Io ca. 1541-47 drawing Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam |
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| Francesco Primaticcio Three Graces and Minerva (design for ceiling decoration) ca. 1540-50 drawing British Museum |
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| Francesco Primaticcio Venus and Cupid (design for ceiling decoration) ca. 1541-47 drawing Teylers Museum, Haarlem |
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| Francesco Primaticcio Study of Draped Man ca. 1550-60 drawing Musée du Louvre |
"After Primaticcio worked with Giulio Romano on decorations at Mantua's Palazzo del Tè, François I invited him to his palace at Fontainebleau in 1532. Aside from royal art-buying trips to Italy, Primaticcio remained there as court artist under François I, Henri II, and François II. His responsibilities ranged from planning interior decoration to serving as architect in the design of entire buildings. His versatility also extended to painting, supervising tapestry production, and creating designs for court masques and other celebrations. At Fontainebleau, Primaticcio worked closely with Rosso Fiorentino, introducing Mannerist features into French decorative art. Their distinctive combination of painting and stucco relief became a hallmark of the School of Fontainebleau. . . . Through the 1500s, Primaticcio's elongated, elegant figure-drawing style greatly influenced French painting. His architectural work was equally influential but because many of the buildings he worked on have been destroyed, a record of his body of work often survives only in prints and drawings."
– curator's notes from the Getty Museum
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| Francesco Primaticcio Study of God the Father with Angels ca. 1550-60 drawing Getty Museum, Los Angeles |
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| attributed to Francesco Primaticcio Sacrifice of a Bull ca. 1550-60 drawing Art Institute of Chicago |
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| Francesco Primaticcio Vulcan at his Forge ca. 1550 drawing Getty Museum, Los Angeles |
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| Francesco Primaticcio Ulysses taking leave of Alcinous ca. 1555 drawing Victoria & Albert Museum |
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| Francesco Primaticcio Allegorical Group representing Astronomy before 1570 drawing Harvard Art Museums |
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| Francesco Primaticcio Putto riding a Seahorse before 1570 drawing Royal Collection, Great Britain |
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| Francesco Primaticcio Seated Female Figure seen from the back before 1570 drawing National Galleries of Scotland |
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| Francesco Primaticcio Two Seated Men before 1570 drawing Royal Collection, Great Britain |
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| Francesco Primaticcio Figure of Ceres surrounded by the Signs of the Zodiac before 1570 drawing National Galleries of Scotland |