Francesco Bonsignori (1455–1519) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period.
He was born in Verona, and miscalled by Vasari and others Monsignori. In Verona, he was under the influence or a pupil of Liberale da Verona. In 1487, he went to Mantua, where he was largely patronized by the Marchese Francesco Gonzaga and was influenced by Mantegna.
He excelled in painting animals. In the Brera at Milan is his St. Louis and in the refectory of the...
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Francesco Bonsignori (1455–1519) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period.
He was born in Verona, and miscalled by Vasari and others Monsignori. In Verona, he was under the influence or a pupil of Liberale da Verona. In 1487, he went to Mantua, where he was largely patronized by the Marchese Francesco Gonzaga and was influenced by Mantegna.
He excelled in painting animals. In the Brera at Milan is his St. Louis and in the refectory of the church of the Franciscans at Mantua are some perspective views. His last production was The Vision of Christ to the nun Ozanna, dated 1519, and now in the Academy at Mantua.
Of others may be mentioned:
He died at Caldiero, near Verona.
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