{"title":"Francesco Francia","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"madonna-and-child-with-saints-francis-and-jerome-francesco-francia","title":"Madonna and Child with Saints Francis and Jerome - Francesco Francia","description":"\u003cp\u003eA serene High Renaissance devotional scene by Francesco Francia, featuring the Madonna and Child alongside Saint Jerome.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis composition by Francesco Francia, a master of the Bolognese school, presents a devotional scene typical of the early sixteenth century. The artist, originally a goldsmith, brings a precise, clean quality to the painted surface. The figures of the Madonna and the Christ Child occupy the foreground, rendered with smooth transitions of light and shadow that define their features. The Madonna displays a calm, introspective expression, while the Child gestures with a small hand, a common motif in religious iconography of the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo the left, the bearded figure of Saint Jerome is identifiable by his traditional appearance, providing a counterpoint to the youthful, serene visage of the Virgin. The background features a distant, atmospheric view of a fortified town nestled against rolling hills, a characteristic element of the period's interest in integrating human subjects with the natural world. The colour palette relies on the contrast between the deep blue of the Madonna's mantle, the warmth of her red tunic, and the muted tones of the distant horizon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrancia was highly regarded during his lifetime for his ability to balance clarity of form with a gentle, humanised approach to sacred subjects. His work reflects the influence of Perugino and the broader stylistic shifts occurring in Italy at the time. The painting demonstrates a mastery of oil techniques, allowing for the subtle blending of skin tones and the delicate depiction of the transparent veil worn by the Virgin. This print captures the technical precision of the original panel, preserving the soft modelling of the faces and the quiet dignity of the figures. It is a representative example of the devotional art produced for private patrons in Bologna during the High Renaissance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top:2rem;padding-top:1.5rem;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:0.85rem;color:#888;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 0.75rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.05em;\"\u003eYou might also like\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0.5rem;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/nl\/products\/memory-of-a-voyage-rene-magritte\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003eMemory of a Voyage - René Magritte — René Magritte\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/nl\/products\/tabernacle-of-the-madonna-delle-tosse-maria-lactans-detail-benozzo-gozzoli\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003eTabernacle of the Madonna delle Tosse: Maria lactans (detail) - Benozzo Gozzoli — Benozzo Gozzoli\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Francesco Francia","offers":[{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A4 (21x29.7 cm) \/ -","offer_id":58794420240719,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A3 (29.7 x 42  cm) \/ -","offer_id":58794423812431,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A2 (42 x 59.4  cm) \/ -","offer_id":58794423845199,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A4 (21x29.7 cm) \/ Black frame","offer_id":58794423877967,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A4 (21x29.7 cm) \/ Wood frame","offer_id":58794423910735,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A4 (21x29.7 cm) \/ Dark wood frame","offer_id":58794423943503,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A3 (29.7 x 42  cm) \/ Black frame","offer_id":58794423976271,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A3 (29.7 x 42  cm) \/ Wood frame","offer_id":58794424009039,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A3 (29.7 x 42  cm) \/ Dark wood frame","offer_id":58794424041807,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A2 (42 x 59.4  cm) \/ Black frame","offer_id":58794424074575,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A2 (42 x 59.4  cm) \/ Wood frame","offer_id":58794424107343,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A2 (42 x 59.4  cm) \/ Dark wood frame","offer_id":58794424140111,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/9292\/1935\/files\/Madonna-and-Child-with-Saints-Francis-and-Jerome_Poster_CompositorV1_1789538863148.jpg?v=1789539738"},{"product_id":"saint-roch-francesco-francia","title":"Saint Roch - Francesco Francia","description":"\u003cp\u003eA devotional panel by Francesco Francia depicting Saint Roch as a pilgrim, rendered with the precise, smooth technique of the Bolognese High Renaissance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrancesco Francia, a master of the Bolognese school, presents Saint Roch in this devotional panel. The saint is depicted in his traditional guise as a pilgrim, holding a staff and gesturing towards the heavens. His attire, consisting of a red tunic and a blue mantle with green lining, displays the smooth, enamel-like finish characteristic of Francia's technique. The figure stands with a gentle contrapposto, his gaze directed upward toward a vision of God the Father, who appears within a luminous orb in the upper left corner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe background features a characteristic Bolognese view, with rolling hills, distant mountains, and a small settlement. The inclusion of a slender, spindly tree on the right provides a vertical counterpoint to the figure of the saint. Francia employs a clear, balanced composition, typical of the early sixteenth-century Italian style. The lighting is even and soft, avoiding dramatic shadows to maintain a sense of clarity and serenity. The anatomical rendering of the saint, particularly the exposed leg showing the plague sore, adheres to the iconographic requirements of the period, identifying him as the patron saint of those afflicted by disease.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrancia was not only a painter but also a goldsmith, a background that informs the precision of his line work and the careful attention to the folds of the drapery. This work demonstrates the influence of Perugino and the Umbrian school, particularly in the treatment of the distant, hazy horizon and the soft modelling of the facial features. The panel remains a fine example of the devotional art produced in Bologna during the transition into the High Renaissance, where clarity of form and spiritual narrative were held in high regard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top:2rem;padding-top:1.5rem;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:0.85rem;color:#888;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 0.75rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.05em;\"\u003eYou might also like\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0.5rem;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/nl\/products\/portrait-of-charles-i-of-england-anthony-van-dyck\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003ePortrait of Charles I of England - Anthony van Dyck — Anthony van Dyck\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/nl\/products\/memory-of-a-voyage-rene-magritte\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003eMemory of a Voyage - René Magritte — René Magritte\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Francesco Francia","offers":[{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A4 (21x29.7 cm) \/ -","offer_id":58973339550031,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A3 (29.7 x 42  cm) \/ -","offer_id":58973364027727,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A2 (42 x 59.4  cm) \/ -","offer_id":58973364060495,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A4 (21x29.7 cm) \/ Black frame","offer_id":58973364093263,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A4 (21x29.7 cm) \/ Wood frame","offer_id":58973364126031,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A4 (21x29.7 cm) \/ Dark wood frame","offer_id":58973364158799,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A3 (29.7 x 42  cm) \/ Black frame","offer_id":58973364191567,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A3 (29.7 x 42  cm) \/ Wood frame","offer_id":58973364224335,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A3 (29.7 x 42  cm) \/ Dark wood frame","offer_id":58973364257103,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A2 (42 x 59.4  cm) \/ Black frame","offer_id":58973364289871,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A2 (42 x 59.4  cm) \/ Wood frame","offer_id":58973364322639,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A2 (42 x 59.4  cm) \/ Dark wood frame","offer_id":58973364355407,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/9292\/1935\/files\/Saint-Roch_Poster_CompositorV1_1790854396299.jpg?v=1790854736"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.solisprints.co.uk\/nl\/collections\/francesco-francia.oembed","provider":"Solis Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}