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 *coe), iii. 157; Larousse, viii. 752; Burckhardt, 773, 785; Seguier, 70.

FRANCESCO DA COTIGNOLA. See Zaganelli, Francesco.

FRANCESCO DA SANTA CROCE (Francesco Rizo), born about 1480, at Santa Croce, near Bergamo, flourished there and in Venice in 1504-1541. Venetian school; history painter, pupil of Giovanni Bellini; developed probably under the influence of Carpaccio and Bellini's followers. Works: Adoration of Magi, Berlin Museum; replica, Hermitage, St. Petersburg; Madonna with Saints, Count Paul Stroganoff, ib.; Annunciation (1504), Madonna and Saints, Bergamo Gallery; Adoration of the Magi, Museo Civico, Verona; Madonna with Saints (1507), S. Pietro Martire, Murano; Christ appearing to Magdalen (1513), Venice Academy.—Lübke, Gesch. ital. Mal., ii. 623.

FRANCHOYS (François), LUCAS, the elder, born at Mechlin, Jan. 23, 1574, died there, Sept. 16, 1643. Flemish school; history and portrait painter, master of the guild in 1599, and elected dean six times; went to Paris and Madrid, in both of which places he was made painter to the king, and returned to Mechlin in 1605. Works: Descent of the Holy Ghost, St. John's, Mechlin; Male Portrait (1619), Museum, ib.; Dead Christ on his Mother's Lap, St. Bavon's, Ghent.—Biog. nat. de Belgique, vii. 235; Michiels, viii. 223.

FRANCHOYS, LUCAS, the younger, born at Mechlin, June 28, 1616, died there, April 3, 1681. Flemish school; history and portrait painter, son and pupil of Lucas Franchoys, the elder; then pupil of Rubens at Antwerp, where he remained some years after his master's death; spent several years in France, in favour at court, before returning to Mechlin, where he became master of the guild in 1655, and dean in 1663. Works: Pope Honorius sanctioning the Rule of the Carmelites, St. Onophrius fed by Angels in the Desert, Prophet Elijah, St. Paul the Hermit, St. Andrew healing the Blind, The Virgin followed by Carmelites, Christ in his Mother's Lap, Museum, Mechlin; St. Roch healing the Plague stricken, St. John's, ib.; Martyrdom of St. Lawrence and of St. John, Holy Family, St. Catharine's, ib.; Decapitation of St. John (1650), St. Quentin's, Tournay; Resurrection (1657), Cathedral, ib.; Education of the Virgin, The Virgin appearing to St. Simon Stock (both attributed to Lucas the elder), Antwerp Museum.—Biog. nat. de Belgique, vii. 236; Kramm, ii. 510; Michiels, viii. 227; ix. 239; Neefs, Hist. de la peint. à Malines, i. 347; Van den Branden, 809.

FRANCHOYS, PAUL. See Franceschi.

FRANCHOYS, PEETER, born at Mechlin, Oct. 20, 1606, died there, Aug. 11, 1654. Flemish school; portrait painter, son and pupil of Lucas the elder, and student at Antwerp of Geeraard Zegers; returned to Mechlin in 1635, then painted at the court of France, spending four years in Paris, and was in great favour with Archduke Leopold at Brussels; settled at Mechlin in 1646, where he became master of the guild in 1649. His works on a small scale were compared to those of Gonzales Coques, and his large portraits valued equally highly. Works: Portrait of a Prior, Tongerloo Abbey; do. of Luc Fay d'herbe, Mechlin Museum; do. of Gilbert Mutsaerts (1645), Lille Museum; Male Portrait (1650), Cologne Museum; Man with Pistol, Dresden Museum.—Biog. nat. de Belgique, vii. 238; Immerzeel, i. 252; Kramm, ii. 511; Michiels, viii. 226.

FRANCIA, or FRANCIABIGIO. See Bigio.

FRANCIA, ALEXANDRE, born in 1813, died in Brussels, Aug. 24, 1884. Marine painter; took his subjects from Holland, Ireland, and Italy. Gold medal, Brussels, 1855; Orders of Leopold, Christ, Mauritius, Lazarus, Oak Crown, and Medjidie. Works: On the Meuse; Strand of Scheveningen; Riva dei Schiavoni; Lake of Killarney; Harbour of Calais; Wreck of the Amphitrite.