Francesco Vanni

Place: Siena

Born: 1563

Death: 1610

Biography:

Francesco Vanni (1563 – 26 October 1610) was an Italian painter of the Mannerist style, active in Rome and his native city of Siena. Vanni was part of a family of painters, including his half-brother Ventura Salimbeni and stepfather Arcangelo Salimbeni, the latter of whom died when Francesco was young. As a 16-year-old, Vanni went first to Bologna,...