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There, Leonardo took on another pupil, Count Francesco Melzi, the son of a Lombard aristocrat, who is considered to have been his favourite student. The Council of Florence wished Leonardo to return promptly to finish The Battle of Anghiari , but he was given leave at the behest of Louis XII , who considered commissioning the artist to make ...
- Studio of Andrea del Verrocchio
Feb 28, 2021 · His friend Count Gerolamo Melzi was in a worse position. He was a Captain in the Milanese Militia under Louis XII. But at least he had the family home, the stunning Villa Melzi in Vaprio d'Adda safely outside a Milan in chaos with daily battles and riots.
- Pamela Shields
View all 16 artworks. Francesco Melzi lived in the XV – XVI cent., a remarkable figure of Italian High Renaissance. Find more works of this artist at Wikiart.org – best visual art database.
- Italian
- Milan, Italy
May 14, 2021 · Leonardo was in Pavia during the same period hosted by his favourite apprentice, the count Francesco Melzi. In Melzi’s villa, located in Vaprio d’Adda, Leonardo portraited around eighty cadaveric sections.
- Maurizio Viviani, Pasquale Gallo, Carlo Mazza
- 2021
These were Gian Giacomo Caprotti da Oreno, who entered his household in 1490 at the age of 10, and Count Francesco Melzi, the son of a Milanese aristocrat who was apprenticed to Leonardo by his father in 1506, at the age of 14, remaining with him until his death.
Francesco Melzi: The son of a Lombard aristocrat, Count Francesco Melzi was inducted into Leonardo's household in 1506 and is thought to have been his favorite pupil. He travelled to France with Leonardo, and stayed with him until his master's death after which Melzi was left his artistic and scientific works, manuscripts and collections, and ...
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