Pier francesco bissolo biography for kids
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Pier francesco bissolo biography for kids
Francesco Bissolo
Italian painter
Francesco Bissolo | |
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Presentation of Jesus at the temple , Gallerie dell'Accademia | |
| Born | 1470–72 |
| Died | 20 April 1554 |
| Nationality | Venetian |
Francesco Bissolo (1470-72 - 20 April 1554) was a Venetian painter of the Renaissance.
He is also known as Pier Francesco Bissolo.
He is described as a pupil of Giovanni Bellini. He painted a Christ exchanging crown of thorns for crown of gold with St. Catherine for the church of il Redentore, now at the Gallerie dell'Accademia in Venice, and a Santa Giustina in Treviso cathedral.
He painted a Holy Family with donor in landscape found at the Dayton Art Institute in Ohio, United States.[1]
He died in the contrada of S. Marciliano on 20 April 1554 after six months of illness.[2]