The Florentine Soul: The Life and Legacy of Franciabigio In the golden era of the High Renaissance, amidst the bustling workshops and marble-clad streets of Florence, there lived a painter whose brush captured the very essence of human emotion. Franciabigio, born Francesco di Cristofano around 1482, was not merely a chronicler of faces but a master of the psychological landscape. While history often shines its brightest light upon the…