Giovanni Francesco Penni, ca. (1488-1496–after 1528)

• Was an Italian painter.
• Also known as Giovan Francesco.
• Born in Florence to a family of weavers.
• Penni entered Raphael's workshop very early in his life, and collaborated with him on several works, including the famous Rooms of the Vatican Palace.
• His brother Bartolommeo was an artist of the Tudor court of Henry VIII, and another brother, Luca, ended up as one of the Italian artists of the School of Fontainebleau. 

• After death of Raphael, Penni collaborated with Giulio Romano.

• In 1526, he left Rome and joined back up with Giulio Romano, who had arrived in Mantua in 1524.

• Soon after Giovanni began a long journey to Naples via Lombardy and Rome.

• He died in Naples in 1528.

• His pupils included Leonardo da Pistoia (Grazia). 

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