Alfonso Franco

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Alfonso Franco (1466–1524), was an Italian painter from Messina, Sicily, active during the Italian Renaissance.

He was a pupil of Jacobello da Antonello, son of Antonello Da Messina. He painted a Deposition for the church of San Francesco di Paola in Messina; and a Dispute of Jesus at the Temple for the church of Sant'Agostino. He died of the plague in 1524.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ticozzi, Stefano (1818). Dizionario degli architetti, scultori, pittori, intagliatori in rame ed in pietra, coniatori di medaglie, musaicisti, niellatori, intarsiatori d'ogni etá e d'ogni nazione (Volume 1). Vincenzo Ferrario, Milan. pp. 212–213.