Lorenzo Costa

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For his grandson, see Lorenzo Costa the Younger.

Lorenzo Costa
Holy Family by Lorenzo Costa, at the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lyon
Birth name	Lorenzo Costa il Vecchio
Born	1460 Ferrara
Died	05.03.1535 Mantua
Nationality	Italian
Field	Painting
Training	Cosimo Tura, Ercole de' Roberti
Movement	Italian Renaissance

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Lorenzo Costa (1460 – March 5, 1535) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance.

Biography

He was born at Ferrara, but moved to Bologna by his early twenties, and was probably influenced by the Bolognese School. However, many artists worked in both cities, and thus some consider him a product of the School of Ferrara. It is possible that he trained with Cosimo Tura.

In 1483 he painted the famous Bentivoglio Altarpiece and other frescoes on the walls of the Bentivoglio chapel in San Giacomo Maggiore. He was a great friend of Francesco Francia, who was much influenced by him. In 1509 he moved to Mantua to become the court painter of Marquis Francesco Gonzaga and Isabella d'Este. For the latter's studiolo in the Ducal Palace, he painted the Allegory of Isabella d'Este's Coronation (now at the Louvre) and the Reign of Komos, two mythological paintings based on Mantegna's drawings.

He died at Mantua in 1535. His sons Ippolito and Girolamo were also painters, as was Girolamo's son, Lorenzo the Younger. Contemporaries who worked with or under him include Cosimo Tura, Dosso Dossi, Ludovico Mazzolino, Lorenzo Leonbruno, and Niccolò Pisano.

References

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press

External links

Lorenzo Costa at the Louvre.

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 47035057 LCCN: nr91030656 ISNI: 0000 0000 8343 391X GND: 122817575 BNF: cb149719620

Persondata
Name	Costa, Lorenzo
Alternative names
Short description	Italian painter
Date of birth	1460
Place of birth	Ferrara
Date of death	March 5, 1535
Place of death	Mantua

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