Pier Francesco Sacchi

Pier Francesco Sacchi (c. 1485–1528) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance, born in Pavia. He worked in Genoa, where he joined the painters' guild in 1520, and in 1512 he painted the Parting of Saint John the Baptist from his Parents for the Oratory of Santa Maria there. His style followed that of Carlo Mantegna. Works attributed to him include The Doctors of the Church and a Deposition of Christ. Here: Saint Paul Writing.