Francesco Curia

Francesco Curia (1538–1610) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period, active mainly in his hometown of Naples. He was the son of the painter Michele Curia. He was a pupil of the painter Giovanni Filippo Criscuolo. Among his pupils were Fabrizio Santafede[1] and Ippolito Borghese.

He was one of several artists residing in Naples that were influenced by the style of Giorgio Vasari.[2]

References
  • Hobbes, James R. (1849). Picture collector's manual adapted to the professional man, and the amateur. T&W Boone. p. 69.
  • Ippolita, Di Majo (2002). Electa Naples (ed.). Francesco Curia. L'opera completa The complete work. The classic. Napoli: Electa Napoli. ISBN 88-510-0063-8.
  1. John Denison Champlin and Charles Callahan Perkins, ed. (1887). Cyclopedia of Painters and Paintings. C. Scribner's sons. p. 112.
  2. Porter, Jeanne Chenault (1993). Parthenope's Splendor: Art of the Golden Age in Naples. Penn State Press. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-915773-06-0.


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