Francesco Andreini

For the Italian painter, see Francesco Andreini (painter).

Portrait of Francesco Andreini by Domenico Fetti, 1621-22 (?). The Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

Francesco Andreini (c. 1548 – 1624) was an Italian actor.

Andreini was born at Pistoia. He was a member of the company of i Gelosi which Henry IV of France summoned to Paris to his bride, the young queen Marie de Medici, thus introducing the commedia dell'arte style to France.

Both his wife, Isabella Andreini, and their son, Giambattista Andreini, were also distinguished in the arts.

References

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Francesco Andreini". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Francesco_Andreini.