Defendente Ferrari

Defendente Ferrari (c. 1480/1485 – c. 1540) was an Italian painter active in Piedmont.

Ferrari was born at Chivasso, near Turin, and worked in the workshop of Giovanni Martino Spanzotti.

He met considerable success as a painter of polyptychs and altarpieces, characterized by a highly decorative style inspired by Northern Europe masters.

Selected works

Triptych (1507) - in the Sacra di San Michele, Piedmont
Nativity (1511) - Church of St. John, Avigliana, Italy
Polyptych of Sant'Ivo - Galleria Sabauda, Turin
Bianzè Polypthych - Museo Borgogna, Vercelli, Italy
St. Jerome in Penitence - Turin City Museum of Ancient Art
The Mourning of Christ - Cathedral of Chivasso, Italy
Madonna and Child - Galleria Palatina, Pitti Palace, Florence

There are also paintings by this painter in the Chazen Art Museum(Madison,Wisconsin),Denver Art Museum(Denver,Colorado),and the Museum of Fine Arts(Budapest,Hungary)

References

Romano, Giovanni (1996). "Ferrari Defendente". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. rome. pp. 537–541.

External links

Page with description of some works (Italian)

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