Francesco Napoletano, pseudonym of Francesco Galli (about 1470 - 1501 )
• Was an Italian painter.
• He was a pupil of Leonardo da Vinci.
• The starting point for trying to reconstruct his figure is a signed altarpiece, kept in the Zurich Museum, with the Madonna enthroned between Saints John the Baptist and Sebastian.
• His real surname was Galli.
• Francis died sick of the plague.
• Francesco was one of Leonardo's earliest followers, alongside Boltraffio, Marco d'Oggiono and Salai.
• He entered the Leonardo's workshop in Milan in 1490.
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Francesco Napoletano, Associate of Leonardo da Vinci, An Angel in Green with a Vielle, c. 1490/9
Original, The National Gallery, London. Visited in 2018/2019.
Francesco Napoletano, Associate of Leonardo da Vinci, An Angel in Green with a Vielle, c. 1490/9
Francesco Napoletano, Associate of Leonardo da Vinci, An Angel in Green with a Vielle, c. 1490/9
Francesco Napoletano, Associate of Leonardo da Vinci, An Angel in Green with a Vielle, c. 1490/9
