GRANACCI, Francesco
(b. 1477, Firenze, d. 1543, Firenze)

Entry of Charles VIII into Florence

1518
Oil on wood
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

A pupil of Ghirlandaio, Granacci seems precociously to have assimilated ideas from the activity of Michelangelo - who was his friend - although he later fell back more modestly on the monumental breadth of figures in the style of Fra Bartolomeo. His finest achievements can be seen in works like this, with a narrative content, full of highly individual stylized touches inspired by Pontormo.