Francesco Rosselli was an Italian miniature painter and engraver of maps and old master prints, born in Florence in 1445 and recorded as dead before 1513. He painted miniatures for manuscripts produced in fifteenth century Florence, including copies of Ptolemy Geographia and liturgical works for the cathedral. In the 1480s he left Florence for Hungary to make maps for King Matthias Corvinus, and on his return he opened a shop selling his engravings and maps. He created many maps, among them one of the first printed world maps to include the discoveries of Christopher Columbus, and his pictorial engravings were strongly influenced by Sandro Botticelli.
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He was described as a cartographer, although his contribution did not include any primary research and was probably limited to engraving, decorating and selling manuscript maps created by others.
In Group: Italian Engravers, Lead
Francesco Rosselli (1445, before 1513) was an Italian miniature painter, and engraver of maps and old master prints.
Practices: Printmaking, Lead section
Francesco Rosselli (1445, before 1513) was an Italian miniature painter, and engraver of maps and old master prints.
Practices: Manuscript Illumination, Lead section
Francesco Rosselli (1445, before 1513) was an Italian miniature painter, and engraver of maps and old master prints.
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