Lorenzo Costa the Elder

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Mary Annunciation (Reading Mary) , 1st third of the 16th century
A concert , oil on wood, National Gallery , London

Lorenzo Costa the Elder (* 1460 in Ferrara , † March 5, 1535 in Mantua ) was an Italian Renaissance painter .

Costa was a student of the painters Cosimo Tura and Francesco del Cossa in his hometown . In 1483, at the age of 23, Costa settled in Bologna as an artist . There he soon became a student and assistant to the painter Francesco Francia , from whom he was also very influenced.

Costa had a kind of rough, realistic nature in his artistic work, which even Francia could not influence. Costa soon developed his own style, but always remained in the shadow of his teachers, as he lacked the wealth of ideas from them.

Works (selection)

Here you can find some pictures at their current location

Location of some works in 1889

  • Madonna with Saints , 1492, San Petronio, Bologna
  • The twelve apostles , 1495, San Giovanni, Bologna
  • Madonna with angels and saints making music , fresco, Santa Cecilia, Bologna
  • The Madonna with the Bentivoglio Family , 1488, San Giacomo Maggiore
  • Jesus Christ in the Temple , 1502, Gemäldegalerie Berlin

San Giacomo Maggiore Bologna

  • [1] Vision of the Apocalypse , 1490s, fresco, S. Giacomo Maggiore, Bologna
  • [2] The Triumph of Death , 1490, fresco, S. Giacomo Maggiore, Bologna

Different museums

literature

  • Philip Hendy: The National Gallery London , Bertelsmann, Gütersloh 1978
  • Nicosetta Roio: Lorenzo Costa (1460-1535) , Ed. Artiolo, Modena 2001, ISBN 88-7792-080-7
  • Ranieri Varese: Lodovico Costa , Ed. d'Arte, Milan 1967
  • Manfred Wundram (Ed.): The most famous paintings in the world , Imprimatur publishing house, Bergisch Gladbach 1978

Web links

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personal data
SURNAME Costa, Lorenzo the Elder
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Costa, Lorenzo (the elder)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian painter
DATE OF BIRTH around 1460
PLACE OF BIRTH Ferrara
DATE OF DEATH March 5, 1535
Place of death Mantua