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Francesco Primaticcio: Quick Facts

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Also Known As Le Primatice • Primadizzi • Bologna
Born April 30, 1504 • Bologna • Italy
Died 1570 (aged 65) • Paris • France
Movement / Style Mannerism • school of Fontainebleau
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