FKANCKEN himself after Rubens and Van Dyck ; inns- Bridge (UV20), Antwerp Museum; F.sihcr tor of the guild in Kill. His portrait by before Ahasiierus. Van Dyck is in the Amsterdam Museum. FUANC'KKN. JOHANNT.S. born in Ant Works : Christ among the Doctors, Descent worp about 1500 (?). Flemish scliool ; his- uf the Holy Ghoul, Bruges Museum. Copies tory and landscape painter, supposed pupil lifter Rubens: Visitation of Mary, Assunip- of .lacoli van t'treeht; seems to have left, tion, Adoration of tho Sliepherds, il>. ; I )e- Antwerp at an early period, and in l.ViOsct- capitatiou of St. John, Brussels Museum: tleil in Naples, liere he was called Franco, Christ and Magdalen (in landscape liy Vel- and where Wenecslaus Coherghcr lived ith vet Brueghel), Kotterdam Museum ; Heads him, and niarrieil his daughter. Work : of Seven Apostles (attributed), Dresden Mil- Adoration of th<' Magi (l.Vi(i), Franciscan scum. Van den Branden. !!.'!',(, (J'J'J ; Kraiiiin. Church, Naples. Biog. nal. de BelgitpK', ii. filtS ; Fetis, Cat. dii Mus. Koyal. :{__'. vii. :].">:! ; Imnier/eel. i. 'JIT. FKANCKF.N, HIKUONYMUS (Jcrooiu), FRANCKF.N. 1'. II. (II 1'. '.'i. flourish, ,| the elder, born at about tho middle of 17(h century. Flemish HerenthiUs in 1">1'2, . f / school; history painter, recalling in his works died in Paris (V), i /' fi the school of Kubi-ns. NVorKs : St. Francis May 1, KilU. Fleni- 'if.J' 3* & "f Assi^i. Th,. Poisoned Cup. Si. I ,ouis as a isli school; history Crusader. St. Anthonv of 1'adiia ( 1 ll.'i'J I. l mid portrait painter, -.V <^^ werp Museum. Cat. du Musi'-e d'Aners l.rotherof Fransand Jk "*wT (ISTI). 171. Ambrosiustheeldc r; 1,1 FKANCKF.N S !'. 15 V S T I V N . Sei- i > 11 i-i- T"Vv .. pupil of r runsr Ions, .> ramr, went to France, be- FRANCO, J5( )!,( X iNKSK. en. I of |:tih came ]>ort rait jiaint- and earlv ]>art of 1 Ith centur. BologneM- er to Henry III., and, continuing in favour school; mentioned by Haute as a nnniatur- at court under Henry IV. and Louis XIII., ist in connection with Odcrisio ( I'urgatory, was called the j>ainter of kings. Visited ci. 7'.M. Malvasia says that he founded in Italy either before or after having lirst set- Kologna the school out of which arose Yi- lled in Paris. In l.V.IO he retired to Ant- tale, Loren/.o, Simone, .lacopo. and Cristo- wcr]i, where he attracted all the pupils of fano, but there are no authentic records of his old master, Floris, latelv deceased, but him. Perhaps a pupil of Odcrigi d'-..l. soon returned to Paris. Works : Abdication bio, when that painter wan working at I!" of Charles V., National Museum, Amster- logna in PJiiS. A Madonna ('nthroned. in dam ; Charles V. taking Orders, Lillo Mu- the collection of Prince F.rcolani. Bologna, seum ; Decapitation of St. John the Bap- bears his name and the date IIH'J. It has list (Ki(MI), Dresden (lallery ; Assembly of been ri'paintecl, but it seems a picture of tho Sea-(!ods, Stockholm Museum. Biog. tin; 1 Ith century with some of the affected nal. de Belgiipie, vii. '2 1 1 ; Jal., (>P2; Mi- grace of nioveiiKMit peculiar to th(> artists of duels, v. ;U7 ; vi. .'!1'2; Van den Branden, (lubbio and Fabriano. C. A ('., Italy, ii.
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FUANCKKN, HIKHONYMfS, the Malvasia, Felsina Pittrice, i. L'.'i. younger, born in Antwerp, baptised Sept. FRANCO, ( ilOVANNI BATTISTA, born 12, 1578, diecl there, March 17, 1623, Flem- at Udino in 1510, died in Venice in ir.su. ish school, son of Fraim tho elder ; histori- I'mbrian school; family name Semolci, ac' cal tiguro painter, jinpil of Ambrosiiis cording to /anetti. Went early to Homo Franckcn ; master of tho guild in l(i()7. and studied works of Michelangelo ; becanm Works : Horatiuu Codes lit tho Subliciim a very able designer, but wits less success-
