Francesco da Cotignola (c. 1475–1532), also called Zaganelli (Italian pronunciation: [dzaɡaˈnɛlli]), was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period, active mainly in Parma and Ravenna.

He was a pupil of the painter Niccolo Rondinelli. He painted for Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe near Ravenna, Faenza, and Parma. His brother, Bernardino, was also a painter, but nowhere as successful as what Francesco was able to do. He was likely also family of Girolamo Marchesi da Cotignola.

References[edit]

• Bryan, Michael (1886). Robert Edmund Graves (ed.). Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, Biographical and Critical. Vol. I: A-K. London: George Bell and Sons. p. 189.
• Boni, Filippo de' (1852). Biografia degli artisti ovvero dizionario della vita e delle opere dei pittori, degli scultori, degli intagliatori, dei tipografi e dei musici di ogni nazione che fiorirono da'tempi più remoti sino á nostri giorni. Second Edition. Venice; Googlebooks: Presso Andrea Santini e Figlio. p. 234.

External links[edit]

• Italian Paintings: North Italian School, a collection catalog containing information about da Cotignola and his works (see pages: 67–68).