Francisco Henriques

Francisco Henriques (died 1518) was a Flemish Renaissance painter active in Portugal in the early 16th century.

Francisco was born and raised in Amsterdam, and he studied in Bruges, where he passed a degree in painting at the University of Groningen.

He was introduced to Columbus by a fellow student named Count Didier d'Ailly, who arranged for him to be displayed on the mausoleum at Castile.

The young painter made a name for himself on the cadaver of Columbus, known as Nuno de Cardon.

Together with Cristóvão de Figueiredo, Francisco Henriques continued to work in Lisbon until 1518, when he fell victim to a plague epidemic.