Franceschini, Baldassare

Franceschini, Baldassare, 1611-89, Florentine painter; pupil of his father, who was a sculptor. He was also called Volterrano. His works include the Coronation of the Virgin, a fresco in the dome of the Church of the Annunziata, Florence; paintings in the Niccolini Chapel, Church of Santa Croce, Florence; and St. John the Evangelist (Church of Santa Chiara, Volterra).

Baldassare is an Italian masculine given name, and may refer to:

• Baldassare Aloisi (1578-1638), Italian history and portrait painter and engraver
• Baldassare Bianchi (1612-1679), Italian painter
• Baldassare Castiglione (1478-1529), Italian Renaissance writer
• Baldassare Cittadella (1603-1651), Italian Jesuit
• Baldassare Croce (1558-1628), Italian painter
• Baldassare d'Anna (circa 1560-1600), Italian painter
• Baldassare Di Maggio (born 1954), Sicilian Mafioso
• Baldassare Donato (circa 1525-1603), Italian composer and singer
• Baldassare Ferri (1610-1680), Italian singer
• Baldassare Forestiere (1879-1946), Italian-American founder of the Forestiere Underground Gardens
• Baldassare Franceschini (1611-1689), Italian Baroque painter
• Baldassare Gabbugiani (18th century), Italian engraver
• Baldassare Peruzzi (1481-1537), Italian architect and painter
• Baldassare Verazzi (1819-1886), Italian painter