Francesco Curia

Francesco Curia (1538–1610) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period, active mainly in his hometown of Naples. He was a pupil of the painter Giovanni Filippo Criscuolo. Among his pupils were Fabrizio Santafede[1] and Ippolito Borghese.

He was one of several artists residing in Naples that were influenced by the style of Giorgio Vasari.[2]

References

  1. John Denison Champlin and Charles Callahan Perkins, ed. (1887). Cyclopedia of Painters and Paintings. C. Scribner's sons. p. 112.
  2. Porter, Jeanne Chenault (1993). Parthenope's Splendor: Art of the Golden Age in Naples. Penn State Press. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-915773-06-0.


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