Defendente Ferrari
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Defendente Ferrari (c. 1480/1485 – c. 1540) was an Italian painter active in Piedmont.
Ferrari was born at Chivasso, near Turin, and worked in the workshop of Giovanni Martino Spanzotti.
He met considerable success as a painter of polyptychs and altarpieces, characterized by a highly decorative style inspired by Northern Europe masters.
[edit] Selected works
- Triptych (1507) - in the Sacra di San Michele, Piedmont
- Nativity (1511) - Church of St. John, Avigliana, Italy
- Polyptych of Sant'Ivo - Galleria Sabauda, Turin
- Bianzè Polypthych - Museo Borgogna, Vercelli, Italy
- St. Jerome in Penitence - Turin City Museum of Ancient Art
- The Mourning of Christ - Cathedral of Chivasso, Italy
- Madonna and Child - Galleria Palatina, Pitti Palace, Florence
There are also paintings by this painter in the Chazen Art Museum(Madison,Wisconsin),Denver Art Museum(Denver,Colorado),and the Museum of Fine Arts(Budapest,Hungary)
[edit] References
- Romano, Giovanni (1996). "Ferrari Defendente". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. rome. pp. 537–541.
[edit] External links
- Page with description of some works (Italian)
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