Lorenzo Costa the Elder
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
- A Concert , circa 1485-95, oil on wood, National Gallery , London
- [3] Nativity , around 1490, tempera on wood, Musée des Beaux-Arts , Lyon
- [4] Lady with a lap dog , c. 1500, oil on panel, 45.5 × 35.1 cm, Royal Collection, Windsor
- [5] St. Sebastian , 1490-91 Tempera on wood, 55 × 49 cm, Uffizi Gallery , Florence
- [6] St. Jerome , 1485, panel, San Petronio, Bologna
- Reading Maria , Gemäldegalerie Dresden
- [7] Portrait of a woman , 1500-06 Oil and tempera on canvas, 57 × 44 cm, Hermitage , St. Petersburg
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
Commons : Lorenzo Costa - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/c/costa/index.html Images
- Works by Lorenzo Costa at Census of Ferrarese Paintings and Drawings
personal data | |
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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 |