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Curia, Francesco

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

a Neapolitan painter, was born in 1538, and was a pupil of Gio. Filippo Criscuolo; afterwards visited Rome, where he studied the works of Raphael. On his return to Naples he painted for the churches there. His masterpiece was a grand picture of The Crucifixion, in the Chiesa della Pieta. He died in 1610.

Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Curia, Francesco'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​c/curia-francesco.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.