Cotignola, Francesco Da

Cotignola, Francesco Da (called Marchesi or Zanganelli), an Italian painter, who resided chiefly at Parma, flourished about 1518, and studied under Rondinello. He painted a number of historical works for the churches, the best of which are The Raising of Lazarus, at Parma, and The Baptism of Christ, at Faenza. See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.; Spooner, Biog. Hist. of the Fine Arts, s.v.