Pier Francesco Foschi (Pier Francesco Toschi), (1502–1567)
• Was an Italian painter active in Florence.
• He was pupil of Andrea del Sarto and assisted Pontormo with his frescoes at Careggi in 1536.
• He completed 3 altarpieces, commissioned in 1540–1545 for the church of Santo Spirito in Florence: an Immaculate Conception, Resurrection, and a Transfiguration.
• One of his pupils was Alessandro Fei.
• Also called Pier Francesco di Jacopo Foschi or Toschi.
• He was the son of Jacopo Sandro Foschi.
• Foschi is best noted for his portraits painted between 1530 and 1540.
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Pier Francesco Foschi, The Holy Family with the Young Saint John the Baptist, ca. 1540–1550
Original, Szepmuveszeti - Museum of Fine Arts - Budapest. Visited in 2019.
Pier Francesco Foschi, The Holy Family with the Young Saint John the Baptist, ca. 1540–1550
Pier Francesco Foschi, Portrait of a Lady, ca. 1530 - 1535
Original, Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid. Visited in 2018.
