Dosso Dossi: Court Painter in Renaissance Ferrara

by Mauro Lucco, Peter Humfrey, Dosso Dossi, et al.

Book Overview

Imagination, sensual delight, a sharp wit--these qualities were enormously prized in sixteenth-century Ferrara, where one of the most cultured and powerful courts of the High Renaissance held sway. Dosso Dossi was the idiosyncratic, brilliant painter most responsible for turning those values into a glorious artistic reality. Dosso's rich color schemes are akin to those of his fellow North Italian Titian; he learned something about innovative composition...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870998765
• ISBN13: 9780870998768
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 3.45 lbs.