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Lorenzo Costa

Also known as: Lorenzo Costa; primary name: Costa, Lorenzo
Details: individual; painter/draughtsman; Bolognese; Italian; Male
Life dates: 1460-1535
Biography: Painter and miniaturist. Lorenzo Costa, b. Ferrara about 1460, d. at Mantua 1535. Pupil of Tura. To Bologna 1483, then in 1506 to Mantua.
Bibliography: Popham & Pouncey 1950 T. Gerevich in Thieme-Becker, vii (1912) (with previous literature); R. Longhi, Officina ferrarese, Rome, 1934, pp. 83 ff.; the same, Ampliamenti nell' officina ferrarese (supplement to Critica d'arte), iv (1940), pp. 15 ff.

11 related objects

drawing

Museum number: 1935,0713.8 |
Producer name: BIOG23730 Attributed to:Lorenzo Costa |
Production date: 1475-1535

drawing

Museum number: Ff,1.34 |
Producer name: Office/studio of:Lorenzo CostaFormerly attributed to:Lo Spagna |
Production date: 1475-1535

drawing

Museum number: 1881,0709.76 |
Producer name: BIOG23730 Drawn by:Lorenzo Costa |
Production date: 1475-1535

drawing

Museum number: 1895,0915.792 |
Producer name: Circle/School of:Lorenzo CostaAfter:Martin Schongauer |
Production date: 1460-1535

photographic print

Museum number: 1861,1109.738 |
Producer name: After:RaphaelAfter:Lorenzo Costa

photographic print

Museum number: 1861,1109.721 |
Producer name: After:Lorenzo CostaAfter:Raphael

print

Museum number: 1868,0822.24 |
Producer name: BIOG23730 After:Lorenzo Costa |
Production date: 1502-1520

print

Title: Lorenzo Costa Pittore / Ferrarese Serie degli Uomini i più illustri nella pittura, s |
Museum number: 1874,0613.2203 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cosimo ColombiniIntermediary draughtsman:Ignazio Enrico Hugford |
Production date: 1769-1775

print

Museum number: 1871,1209.2049 |
Producer name: After:Lorenzo CostaPrint made by:Carlo Dellarocca |
Production date: 1800-1824

print; title-page; book-illustration; book; bookplate

Museum number: 1938,1108.9.1 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cristoforo CoriolanoPublished by:Giunti |
Production date: 1568 |
Production place: Published in:Florence (city)

print; book of prints

Museum number: 1890,0430.1-2 |
Producer name: After:Francesco FranciaAfter:Giacomo Francia |
Production date: 1829 - 1834 |
Production place: Printed in:Bologna (city)