Francesco Squarcione

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Place: Padua

Born: 1397

Death: 1474

Biography:

Francesco Squarcione (c. 1395 – after 1468) was an Italian artist from Padua. His pupils included Andrea Mantegna (with whom he had many legal battles), Cosimo Tura and Carlo Crivelli. There are only two works signed by him: the Madonna with Child and an altarpiece (Padua). Squarcione, whose original vocation was tailoring, appears to have had a re...

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