Francesco Rustici (1592 – 1626)
• Called Il Rustichino.
• Was an Italian painter active in Siena.
• Francesco Rustici was born in Siena in 1592.
• His father Vincenzo Rustici as well as his uncle Cristoforo Rustici and his mother's brother Alessandro Casolani were all painters active in Siena.
• He trained with his father.
• It is believed that the artist spent time in Rome in the period 1624-1625.
• Towards the end of his life he received commissions from Archduchess Maria Maddalena of Austria who commissioned The death of Saint Mary Magdalene and The death of Lucretia.
• Rustichino's style appears generally to have been closer to the style of
Orazio Gentileschi.
