Francesco Pisani
Francesco Pisani presented by John the Baptist to Christ who blesses him.
Francesco Pisani (1494–1570) was an Italian Cardinal, from 1517.[1]
He was bishop of Padua in 1524, bishop of Narbonne in 1551, bishop of Albano in 1555, bishop of Frascati in 1557, bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina in 1562,and bishop of Ostia in 1564.
He was a patron of the arts. He commissioned a house in Montagnana, the Villa Pisani, from Andrea Palladio.[2] He also commissioned a Paolo Veronese altarpiece for Montagna cathedral in the same years, the early 1550s.[3] His statue is No. 70 in Prato della valle.
Notes
- ↑ Consistory - 1517 [Catholic-Hierarchy]
- ↑ Villa Pisani, Centro Internazionale di Studi di Architettura Andrea Palladio. The Pisani family has a number of villas named after them, including two by Andrea Palladio.
- ↑ Capodanno del Millennio - Montagnana - The Churches
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| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Marco Cornaro |
Bishop of Padua 1524–1555 |
Succeeded by Luigi Pisani |
| Preceded by Ippolito II d'Este |
Bishop of Narbonne 1551–1563 |
Succeeded by Ippolito II d'Este |
| Preceded by Juan Álvarez de Toledo |
Cardinal-bishop of Albano 1555–1557 |
Succeeded by Pedro Pacheco de Villena |
| Preceded by Juan Álvarez de Toledo |
Cardinal-bishop of Frascati 1557–1562 and 1564–1565 |
Succeeded by Alessandro Farnese |
| Preceded by Rodolfo Pio |
Cardinal-bishop of Porto 1562–1564 |
Succeeded by Federico Cesi |
| Preceded by Rodolfo Pio |
Cardinal-bishop of Ostia 1564–1570 |
Succeeded by Giovanni Girolamo Morone |