St Anthony Of Padua (Cosmè Tura)
''Saint Anthony of Padua'' is an oil on panel painting by Cosmè Tura, executed c. 1484–1490, one of the artist's last works. It is held in the Galleria Estense in Modena. History The work is mentioned in a 1490 letter from the artist to Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, in which he asks for payment for it, stating "I do not know how to live and survive in this way, not finding work or opportunity to support my family and myself". The painting had been produced for Ercole's nephew Nicolò Maria d'Este, Nicolò Gurone, soon to be bishop of Adria. Originally placed in the church of San Nicolò in Ferrara, it then passed through several institutions before being acquired by the Italian state for its current owner in 1906. Description The painting shows the final developments of Tura's art, marked by a deep and original expressionism with flashes of visionary invention. The saint is represented very tall, with an emaciated and shocked face and in a reduced color scheme, which makes ...
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