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Ferrara Cathedral Organ Case
The Ferrara Cathedral Organ Case was a set of 1469 tempera on canvas paintings by Cosme Tura, originally forming doors for the organ at Ferrara Cathedral but now in the cathedral museum. Originally double-sided, the front and back of each door have now been separated. As originally constructed, the doors showed an annunciation scene when open and ''Saint George and the Princess'' when closed. They are rare evidence of the artist's work after he was made court painter in 1456, both in terms of quality and as a fixed point in the chronology of the artist's oeuvre. He was paid for them on 2 June 1469, as shown by one of the few surviving documents relating to his artistic career. It shows influences from international Gothic (then prevalent at the court in Ferrara), Piero della Francesca, Andrea Mantegna, Mantegna and followers of Francesco Squarcione. Stefano Zuffi, ''Il Quattrocento'', Electa, Milano 2004. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cosmè Tura
Cosmê Tura (c. 1430 – 1495), also known as Il Cosmè or Cosimo Tura (), was an Italian early-Renaissance (or Quattrocento) painter and considered one of the founders of the School of Ferrara (Painting), School of Ferrara. Biography Formation The painter's origins are humble: he was born in Ferrara, the son of a shoemaker named Domenico. There is no news on his apprenticeship, which Vasari linked to the mysterious artist Galasso Ferrarese, an almost mythical figure, linked by friendship to Piero della Francesca. The first documents concerning him are dated to the two-year period 1451–1452, when he decorated some objects for the Este court, such as some flags with Este coats of arms for the Castle or a helmet given as a prize to the winner of a tournament. These works were the order of the day in the artistic workshops and represented for them one of the major sources of livelihood. Perhaps he was able to work among the court illuminators. From mid-1452 to April 1456 there ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
