Pier Francesco Foschi

Italian · 1502–1567

He was pupil of Andrea del Sarto and assisted Pontormo with his frescoes at Careggi in 1536.

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Who Pier Francesco Foschi was

Pier Francesco Foschi (1502–1567) was an Italian painter active in Florence in a Mannerist style. He was pupil of Andrea del Sarto and assisted Pontormo with his frescoes at Careggi in 1536. He completed 3 altarpieces, commissioned in 1540–1545 for the church of Santo Spirito in Florence: an Immaculate Conception, Resurrection, and a Transfiguration. Foschi was also influenced by Il Bronzino. One of his pupils was Alessandro Fei.

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