Francesco da Cotignola
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Francesco da Cotignola also called Zaganelli, was an Italian
Italy
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 painter of the Renaissance
Renaissance
The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historical era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not...

 period, active mainly in Parma
Parma
Parma is a city in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna famous for its ham, its cheese, its architecture and the fine countryside around it. This is the home of the University of Parma, one of the oldest universities in the world....

, where he was born.
He was a pupil (eye) of the painter Niccolo Rondinelli
Niccolo Rondinelli
Niccolo Rondinelli was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period, active mainly in Ravenna, where he was born. He was a pupil of the painter Giovanni Bellini. Also called Nicolo or Niccoló Rondinello. Among his pupils were Baldassare Carrari and Francesco da Cotignola.-References:...

. He painted for Classe near Ravenna
Ravenna
Ravenna is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy and the second largest comune in Italy by land area, although, at , it is little more than half the size of the largest comune, Rome...

, Faenza
Faenza
Faenza is an Italian city and comune, in the province of Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, situated 50 km southeast of Bologna.Faenza is noted for its manufacture of majolica ware glazed earthenware pottery, known from the name of the town as "faience"....

, and Parma. His brother, Bernardino, was also a painter, but nowhere as successful as what Francesco was able to do.
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