Francesco Bonsignori, ca. (1455/60–1519)

• He was also known as Francesco Monsignori.
• Was an Italian painter and draughtsman.
• Francesco Bonsignori was born in Verona in 1455.
• The eldest among three sons in the Bonsignori family.
• His father Albertus Bonsignori was a well-known amateur painter.
• His brothers, Bernardino  and Girolamo also became painters.
• Bonsignori was the pupil and apprentice of Liberale da Verona.
• Francesco Bonsignori and his two brothers moved from Verona to Mantua in 1487.
• Francesco Bonsignori was employed by the Gonzaga family as a portrait painter and was in charge of decorations of their palace at Marmirolo and Gonzaga.
• Bonsignori was already a master with a modest reputation when he came to Mantua and joined Mantegna's workshop in 1490.
• Between 1491 and 1492, Bonsignori worked as Mantegna's assistant at Marmirolo, Mantua.
• They collaborated on several works during this period. 
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