Agostini, Francesco da Fabriano

Francesco Agostini da Fabriano was a sixteenth-century Italian artist, active particularly in the latter half of the century. Although much of his work is not widely known today, he authored a treatise on painting, now lost, that explored the qualities and practices of art and artists. One documented work, a “Saint Jerome (after A. Dürer)” from 1565, bore his signature, indicating his engagement with Northern European artistic influences. Agostini also served as an expert, or “perito,” in Rome in 1566, suggesting his recognized standing within the artistic community.