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Francesco Vecellio was born around 1485. He was trained to be an Assassin at an early age and around 1498, he was an understudy to Assassin [[Perotto Calderon]]. | Francesco Vecellio was born around 1485. He was trained to be an Assassin at an early age and around 1498, he was an understudy to [[Master Assassin]] [[Perotto Calderon]]. In his younger years he was described by Perotto as tall and thin for his age and a perfectionist, but quick to anger. Despite his anger and self-insults he was wise beyond his years. After Perotto fell for [[Lucrezia Borgia]], she suggested that the Assassin kill Francesco if he caught on to their relationship but Perotto loved Francesco like a son and didn't want to harm him. | ||
After the death of his mentor | He was later involved in the hunt for Perotto when the latter went berserk, breaking all three [[Tenets]] of their [[The Creed|Creed]] in a desperate attempt to save his [[Giovanni Borgia (1498)|child]]. Up to that moment, Francesco -who had never killed before- was torn apart by his duty of pursuing and assassinating his mentor, but could not convince their Brothers to spare Perotto no matter how hard he tried to reason with them. He helped a team of Assassin's to track down Perotto and eventually kill him. | ||
After the death of his mentor, Francesco was apprenticed to the [[Master Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore]] for a short while when he returned to Rome. | |||
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Francesco Vecellio (c. 1485 - 1560) was an Italian painter and a member of the Assassin Order.
Biography
Early life
Francesco Vecellio was born around 1485. He was trained to be an Assassin at an early age and around 1498, he was an understudy to Master Assassin Perotto Calderon. In his younger years he was described by Perotto as tall and thin for his age and a perfectionist, but quick to anger. Despite his anger and self-insults he was wise beyond his years. After Perotto fell for Lucrezia Borgia, she suggested that the Assassin kill Francesco if he caught on to their relationship but Perotto loved Francesco like a son and didn't want to harm him.
He was later involved in the hunt for Perotto when the latter went berserk, breaking all three Tenets of their Creed in a desperate attempt to save his child. Up to that moment, Francesco -who had never killed before- was torn apart by his duty of pursuing and assassinating his mentor, but could not convince their Brothers to spare Perotto no matter how hard he tried to reason with them. He helped a team of Assassin's to track down Perotto and eventually kill him.
After the death of his mentor, Francesco was apprenticed to the Master Assassin Ezio Auditore for a short while when he returned to Rome.
He received a high notoriety solo mission in 1510, which was killing Niccolò di Pitigliano and freeing the population of Lonigo from the latter's rule. After learning what he had to know about his target and slowly destroying his influence over Lonigo, Francesco assassinated Niccolò. Initially, Niccolò survived the attack, using a mysterious artifact, but when it backfired and brought his brutal end, it was Francesco who took possession of the artifact. [1]
Painting career
Alongside his Assassin life, Francesco pursued a painting career during the 1520's to 1530's in Cadore, but he would never become as succesful as his younger brother Tiziano Vecellio. In 1524, he signed an altarpiece for San Vito in Cadore. During the 1540's, he painted a polyptych in Candide. In the late 1540s, he painted the organ shutters of San Salvatore in Venice. He painted an Annunciation for San Nicola di Bari, now in the Accademia.
He died in 1560.
Trivia
- In the above picture, Francesco is shown wearing his Hidden Blade on his right arm, instead of his left.
References
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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