Rossello di Jacopo Franchi

Rossello di Jacopo Franchi (c. 1376/77 – c. 1456) was a Florentine Renaissance painter, active from about 1408 until 1451.

Life

Personal life Rossello di Jacopo Franchi was born in the year 1376 or 1377. He was most likely the son of Jacopo del Rosso and Catherine. His father and older brother, Nanni, both worked in the textile industry, as a wool-carder and a cloth cutter, respectively. Therefore, his entry into the arts was unexpected. The same can be said of Rossello's younger brother, Giunta, who was also a painter. There is some speculation that there may have been ties to the Arte de Medici e Speziali through a relative. From what scholars have discerned, Rossello's life was that of a hardworking craftsman, with some assets and land, who was dealt his fair share of family troubles and frustrations with his children. by Niccolo di Francesco Falcucci, a well-known physician. This composition showcased Rossello's early individual style and was constructed very rigidly and systematically. Rossello's St. Blaise painting was a traditional Florentine painting of a saint who is frontally seated. It is not an innovative painting in form or design. The Saint is enthroned on a gold-embossed pillow before a richly embroidered cloth of honour held by two angels, a type familiar from Trecento painting. Some stylistic features, such as the tiny head with a slender, elongated body indicates the influence of Lorenzo Monaco and Lorenzo Ghiberti.

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