Antonio Franchi
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Antonio Franchi (1638 – 1709) is an Italian painter of the 17th century, and active mainly in Florence and Lucca.
Born in Villa Basilica, he is also called Il Lucchese. Initially training in Lucca with Domenico Ferrucci, he moved for over a decade (1655-67) to Florence, to work with Felice Ficherelli and Baldassare Franceschini. Her terurned to Luca for seven years, and then moved back to Florence, where he worked for under first Strozzi, then Medici patronage. In 1683 he was admitted to the Accademia del Disegno. He died in Florence. His paintings have the porcelain crispness of design, characteristic of Carlo Dolci; and some the sensuality of a Francesco Furini.
