Francesco Foschi, born in Ancona in 1710, was part of a large family of Marche painters who were also active in Rome during the 18th century; he had at least four brothers, all artists, who however achieved significantly less fame. His initial training took place in Fano in the workshop of the painter Francesco Mancini (1679-1758), a talented pupil of Carlo Cignani.
Foschi is documented in Rome in 1744 and again in 1764; he remained there until his death in 1780. Between 1744 and 1764 it is likely that he returned to the Marche, as suggested by the canvas depicting the "Panorama of Loreto, with the figures of Abundance and Justice and the portraits of Leo X, Sixtus V and Benedict XIV" currently housed in the Museum of the Apostolic Palace in Loreto, probably executed on commission from the Bishop of Ancona Benedict XIV Lambertini (Lambertini held the episcopal chair between 1727 and 1731). The same museum houses another work by the artist – this time signed – with the "Translation of... See Giamblanco 2014 catalog
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