Stefano Fiorentino
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Stefano Fiorentino was an Italian
painter of the time of Giotto.
Born in Florence
, he is mentioned in numerous literary sources, most notably the Lives of the Artists by Giorgio Vasari
; other writers in whose works he appears include Franco Sacchetti
and Filippo Villani
. No painting of his is known with any certainty to survive.
He died in Florence in 1350.
Italy
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painter of the time of Giotto.
Born in Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
, he is mentioned in numerous literary sources, most notably the Lives of the Artists by Giorgio Vasari
Giorgio Vasari
Giorgio Vasari was an Italian painter, writer, historian, and architect, who is famous today for his biographies of Italian artists, considered the ideological foundation of art-historical writing.-Biography:...
; other writers in whose works he appears include Franco Sacchetti
Franco Sacchetti
Franco Sacchetti , was an Italian poet and novelist.-Biography:Born in Florence or in Ragusa , he was the son of Benci di Uguccione, surnamed "Buono", Florentine merchant of the noble and ancient family of the Sacchetti...
and Filippo Villani
Filippo Villani
Filippo Villani was a chronicler of Florence. Son of the chronicler Matteo Villani, he extended the original Nuova Cronica of his uncle Giovanni Villani down to 1382.-Career:...
. No painting of his is known with any certainty to survive.
He died in Florence in 1350.