Domenico Alfani di Paride, c. (1479-80 – 1553)

• Was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period.
• He was active in his native Perugia.
• He was a contemprary of Raphael, with whom he studied in the school of Pietro Perugino.
• The two artists were close friends.
• The date of his death, according to some, was 1540, while others say he was alive in 1553.
• Pictures by Alfani may be seen in collections at Florence and in several churches in Perugia, including San Francesco in Deruta.
• His son, Orazio Alfani, was also a prominent painter in Perugia, and founder of the academy of painting in that city.
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