# MARMITTA, Francesco

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## Artist

- Lifespan: 1460–1504
- Profession: painter
- School: Italian

## Biography

Italian illuminator, painter and gem-engraver. According to Vasari, Marmitta lived in Parma and, after training as a painter, became an engraver of gemstones, &#39;closely imitating the ancients&#39;. Although no signed work is known, he is mentioned in verses prefacing a manuscript of Petrarch&#39;s Canzoniere and Trionfi.

## Related artworks

- [Virgin and Child Flanked by Sts Benedict and Quentin](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/marmitta-francesco-rb33592f8fe9503/virgin-and-child-flanked-by-sts-benedict-and-quentin-rd4afedcaf2330c>)

## Attribution

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