Francesco del Cossa

Italian · 1436–1477

Cossa is best known for his frescoes, especially his collaboration with Cosimo Tura on a cycle of the months in the Palazzo Schifanoia of the Este family, rulers of Ferrara.

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life: 1436–1477life
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The Crucifixion

Francesco del Cossa · National Gallery of Art

Saint Lucy

Francesco del Cossa · National Gallery of Art

Saint Florian

Francesco del Cossa · National Gallery of Art

Who Francesco del Cossa was

Francesco del Cossa was an Italian Renaissance painter of the School of Ferrara, who after 1470 worked in Bologna. Cossa is best known for his frescoes, especially his collaboration with Cosimo Tura on a cycle of the months in the Palazzo Schifanoia of the Este family, rulers of Ferrara. Otherwise, his paintings are mostly of religious subjects, with some portraits and drawings attributed to him. He also designed stained glass.

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