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Master of the Pala Sforzesca

Also known as: Master of the Pala Sforzesca; primary name: Master of the Pala Sforzesca
Details: individual; painter/draughtsman; Lombard; Italian; Male
Other dates: 1490-1520 (fl. c.)
Biography: Painter; the artist takes his name from the altarpiece in the Brera, Milan painted for the church of S. Ambrogio ad Nemus, Milan on the orders of Ludovico Sforza, il Moro and the Duke of Milan. The artist's plan for the painting was sent to the Duke in Jan. 1494 by his secretary Stanga, and the work must have begun soon after. Some fifteen paintings and a small group of drawings have been attributed to the artist on stylistic grounds.

Museum number: Pp,1.34 |
Producer name: Attributed to:Master of the Pala SforzescaFormerly attributed to:Leonardo da Vinci |
Production date: 1490-1520

Museum number: Pp,1.35 |
Producer name: Attributed to:Master of the Pala SforzescaFormerly attributed to:Leonardo da Vinci |
Production date: 1490-1520

Museum number: 1895,0915.475 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Master of the Pala SforzescaFormerly attributed to:Leonardo da Vinci |
Production date: 1490-1500

Museum number: 1858,1009.30 |
Producer name: Photographed by:Roger FentonAfter:Master of the Pala Sforzesca |
Production date: 1857 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

Museum number: 1865,1110.124 |
Producer name: Photographed by:Charles Thurston ThompsonAfter:Leonardo da Vinci

Museum number: 1858,1009.29 |
Producer name: Photographed by:Roger FentonAfter:Master of the Pala Sforzesca |
Production date: 1856 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)