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Costa, Lorenzo
Costa, Lorenzo (b Ferrara, c.1460; d Mantua, 5 Mar. 1535). Italian painter. He probably trained in Ferrara and his early work was much influenced by Tura and Ercole de' Roberti. In the early 1480s he settled in Bologna, where he entered into partnership with Francia and worked for the ruling Bentivoglio family. In 1504–5 he painted an Allegory (Louvre, Paris) for Isabella d'Este and in 1507 he succeeded Mantegna as court painter at Mantua. He was the leading artist there until the arrival of Giulio Romano in 1524, but little of his large-scale work survives. His mature style is often rather sweetly Peruginesque, with a delicate feeling for landscape, and has been suggested as one of the sources of Giorgione's work. There are good examples of Costa's work in the National Gallery, London, including The Concert, one of the first examples of a type of picture (a close-up of a group of musicians) that was later to have a considerable vogue. His son Ippolito Costa (1506–61) was a painter, as was another Lorenzo Costa (1537–83), who was probably Ippolito's son.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Costa, Lorenzo." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 9 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Costa, Lorenzo." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 9, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-CostaLorenzo.html IAN CHILVERS. "Costa, Lorenzo." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved February 09, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-CostaLorenzo.html |
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Costa, Lorenzo
Costa, Lorenzo (c.1460–1535). Italian painter. He probably trained in Ferrara and his early work was much influenced by Tura and Ercole de' Roberti. In the early 1480s he settled in Bologna, where he entered into partnership with Francia and worked for the ruling Bentivoglio family. In 1504–5 he painted an Allegory for Isabella d'Este (Louvre, Paris) and in 1507 he succeeded Mantegna as court painter at Mantua. He was the leading artist there until the arrival of Giulio Romano in 1524, but little of his large-scale work survives. His mature style is often rather sweetly Peruginesque, with a delicate feeling for landscape, and has been suggested as one of the sources of Giorgione's work. There are good examples of Costa's work in the National Gallery, London, including The Concert, one of the first examples of a type of picture (a close-up of a group of musicians) that was later to have a considerable vogue.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Costa, Lorenzo." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 9 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Costa, Lorenzo." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (February 9, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-CostaLorenzo.html IAN CHILVERS. "Costa, Lorenzo." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved February 09, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-CostaLorenzo.html |
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Lorenzo Costa
Lorenzo Costa , 1460-1535, Italian painter of the Ferrarese and Bolognese schools. Trained in the manner of such painters as Tura and Cossa, he modified the strident Ferrarese style when he became a partner of Francia. Among his paintings are the Madonna and Child with the Bentivoglio Family and the Triumphs of Petrarch in San Giacomo Maggiore, the Madonna with Saints in San Petronio, and the Madonna in San Giovanni in Monte, all in Bologna. His Three Saints is in the Metropolitan Museum. |
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"Lorenzo Costa." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 9 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Lorenzo Costa." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 9, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Costa-Lo.html "Lorenzo Costa." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 09, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Costa-Lo.html |
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