Francesco Stringa

Francesco Stringa (1635–1709)[1] was an Italian painter of the Baroque era, active mainly near his native city of Modena.

He is said to have been a follower of the style, if not the pupil of Ludovico Lana and Guercino.

Some sources claim he was influenced by the naturalism of Mattia Preti.

[2] The Allegorical Still Life with Bernini's Bust of Duke Francesco I d'Este at the Minneapolis Institute of art is attributed to Stringa.

[3] Francesco Vellani, Antonio Consetti[4][5] Girolamo Donnini[6] and Jacopo Zoboli[7] were said to have been his pupils.