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Palazzo Schifanoia

palace, Ferrara, Italy

Also known as: Schifanoia Palace

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Cossa

In Francesco del Cossa
…work, the frescoes in the Schifanoia Palace at Ferrara (probably commissioned in 1469), Cossa developed a personal style of great coherence and vitality. Illustrating a humanist program, these frescoes represent in three tiers allegorical scenes, astrological symbols of the months, and scenes representing the daily life of Borso d’Este, the…
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Tura

In Cosmè Tura
…cycle of frescoes in the Schifanoia Palace at Ferrara (1469–71) can still be seen. Other important works include his Primavera (c. 1460); the organ doors showing the Annunciation (1469) in Ferrara Cathedral; a Pietà (c. 1472); and the Roverella Altarpiece (c. 1472). The painting on the organ doors in the…
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