Francesco Menzocchi

Francesco Menzocchi (Forlì, 1502- 1574) was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance and Mannerist period, belonging to the Forlì painting school and active mainly in Forlì and Pesaro.

Menzocchi was also called "il Vecchio di San Bernardo". He apprenticed first with painter Marco Palmegiani, and later Girolamo Genga. He worked under the latter in the "Villa Imperiale" in Pesaro, where he would influence Raffaellino del Colle. He frescoed the "Sacrifice of Melchisedec" and the "Miracle of the manna" for the chapel of San Francesco di Paula in the Basilica of Loreto. At Forlì, he painted a "Trinity" for the church of Santa Maria della Grata. His sons, Pier Paolo, and Sebastiano, were also painters. His biography was featured in the "Vite" by Giorgio Vasari.

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