Francesco Scibec da Carpi
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Francesco Scibec, called Scibec da Carpi, was a 16th-century Italian furniture maker from Carpi
near Modena
. He worked for the French royal court amongst a group of artists now called the first school of Fontainebleau
.
Francesco arrived at the building of Fontainebleau
for Francis I of France
at the same time as his compatriot, Rosso Fiorentino
in 1530. There he completed the panelling of the Gallerie François Ier. He also worked at the Château d'Anet
for Diane de Poitiers
. In 1549 he was contracted to decorate boats for a pageant on the Seine
for the entry of Henry II of France
to Paris. Francesco also made furniture and panelling for private and ecclesiatical clients.
In July 1552 he accepted as apprentice Bartholomew, the son of another Italian painter colleague at Fontainebleau, Francesco Pellegrini.
In March 1537, he married Marguerite Samson, daughter of a French painter, Pierre Samson.
Carpi
-Medicine:* Carpi, plural form of carpus, the cluster of bones in the hand between the radius and ulna and the metacarpus-Surname:* Aldo Carpi, an Italian painter* Giovan Battista Carpi, an Italian comic artist* Jacopo Berengario da Carpi, an Italian anatomist...
near Modena
Modena
Modena is a city and comune on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy....
. He worked for the French royal court amongst a group of artists now called the first school of Fontainebleau
School of Fontainebleau
The Ecole de Fontainebleau refers to two periods of artistic production in France during the late Renaissance centered around the royal Château de Fontainebleau, that were crucial in forming the French version of Northern Mannerism....
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Francesco arrived at the building of Fontainebleau
Fontainebleau
Fontainebleau is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located south-southeast of the centre of Paris. Fontainebleau is a sub-prefecture of the Seine-et-Marne department, and it is the seat of the arrondissement of Fontainebleau...
for Francis I of France
Francis I of France
Francis I was King of France from 1515 until his death. During his reign, huge cultural changes took place in France and he has been called France's original Renaissance monarch...
at the same time as his compatriot, Rosso Fiorentino
Rosso Fiorentino
Giovanni Battista di Jacopo , known as Rosso Fiorentino , or Il Rosso, was an Italian Mannerist painter, in oil and fresco, belonging to the Florentine school.-Biography:...
in 1530. There he completed the panelling of the Gallerie François Ier. He also worked at the Château d'Anet
Château d'Anet
The Château d'Anet is a château near Dreux, France, built by Philibert de l'Orme from 1547 to 1552 for Diane de Poitiers, the mistress of Henry II of France...
for Diane de Poitiers
Diane de Poitiers
Diane de Poitiers was a French noblewoman and a prominent courtier at the courts of kings Francis I and his son, Henry II of France. She became notorious as the latter's favourite mistress...
. In 1549 he was contracted to decorate boats for a pageant on the Seine
Seine
The Seine is a -long river and an important commercial waterway within the Paris Basin in the north of France. It rises at Saint-Seine near Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plateau, flowing through Paris and into the English Channel at Le Havre . It is navigable by ocean-going vessels...
for the entry of Henry II of France
Henry II of France
Henry II was King of France from 31 March 1547 until his death in 1559.-Early years:Henry was born in the royal Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, near Paris, the son of Francis I and Claude, Duchess of Brittany .His father was captured at the Battle of Pavia in 1525 by his sworn enemy,...
to Paris. Francesco also made furniture and panelling for private and ecclesiatical clients.
In July 1552 he accepted as apprentice Bartholomew, the son of another Italian painter colleague at Fontainebleau, Francesco Pellegrini.
In March 1537, he married Marguerite Samson, daughter of a French painter, Pierre Samson.