About Francesco Ricchino
Lived 1518 – 1573 (aged 54–55). Francesco Ricchino was an architect, painter, sculptor and writer.
Francesco Ricchino was an Italian architect of the Renaissance period, born in Rovato and mainly active in his native Brescia.
Biography He was a pupil of Alessandro Bonvicino. He painted scenes for the chancel of the church of San Pietro in Oliveto in Brescia. He is known also as a poet. The biographer Cristiani describes him as an architect working for the Elector of Saxony. He cites two sources claiming he died after may 1571 (Three letter to Hippolito Chizzola in the archives of Fam.Ducco, march and may 1571, Brescia).
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Italian painter
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Francesco Ricchino was born in 1518.
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Francesco Ricchino died in 1573 in Brescia.
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Francesco Ricchino was an architect, painter, sculptor and writer.
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