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Gian Francesco de Maineri

Attributed to Gian Francesco de Maineri

active 1489/1506

Ferrarese School. He is first mentioned as being at the Ferrarese court in 1489; he continued active there until 1498, when he was employed in Mantua. Again in Ferrara by 1502, he is last mentioned in 1506. Possibly he had part of his training in Parma, whence he came to Ferrara and developed as a follower of Ercole Roberti. He was active as miniaturist as well as painter and shows a miniaturist’s fondness for profuse decoration.
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