Francesco Melzi, or Francesco de Melzi, was an Italian painter born into a family of the Milanese nobility in Lombardy. He became a pupil of Leonardo da Vinci and remained as his closest professional assistant throughout his career. Wikipedia
Born: 1491, Italy
Died: 1570 (age 79 years), Italy
Period: Renaissance
Patron(s): Charles II d'Amboise; Francis I of France
Spouse: Angiola di Landriani (m. 1519)
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