Francesco da Cotignola

Who was Francesco da Cotignola?

Francesco da Cotignola, also called Zaganelli, was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period, active mainly in Parma and Ravenna.

He was a pupil of the painter Niccolo Rondinelli. He painted for Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe near Ravenna, Faenza, and Parma. His brother, Bernardino, was also a painter, but nowhere as successful as what Francesco was able to do. He was likely also family of Girolamo Marchesi da Cotignola.