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Title: The painters of the school of Ferrara
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Gardner, Edmund Garratt, 1869-1935
Subjects: Painters -- Italy Ferrara Painters -- Italy Bologna Painting -- Italy Ferrara Painting -- Italy Bologna Ferrara (Italy) -- History Bologna (Italy) -- History
Publisher: London : Duckworth New York : Charles Scribner's Sons
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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e, representing a young man in red holding anapple, is regarded by Mr. Berenson and others as anearly work of Raphael. The other, which differsentirely from the style of the Ferrarese or Bolognesemasters, is now generally recognised as the portrait otDuke Guidobaldo da Montefeltro of Urbino by theVeronese painter, Gian Francesco Caroto. In July, 1510, the Marquis Francesco Gonzaga wasreleased from his Venetian prison, by the interventionof Pope Julius, and came to Bologna to await his ten-year-old son Federigo, who was then on his way toRome as a hostage. Costa, too, was temporarily inthe city, in the train of the Marquis. Writing toMatteo Ippolito, on July 24, 1510, Isabella says: We are writing to Costa to paint us a portrait ofFederigo. But, because we believe that he will nothave time, as he is to come to Mantua with our lord,we wish you, if he does not do it, to arrange that itshall be done by Francia before you leave Bologna, » •« • * » • t 1 1 - > 1 I.^» ■> »
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.llllllISllll Fkancia IOllTKAIT OF KVANGEMSTA SCAPIT UHizi To tlin- liiii/c \(\2 FRANCESCO RAIBOLINI 103 and secure that it shall be sent to us with diligence.And, in order that we may know what courtesy to usewith the said Francia, speak with Girolamo da Casio,or some one else who can tell you about it, and informus, in order that we may know how to reward him. ^ The portrait was finished in three weeks, and sentto Mantua by August 10. The Marchesana wrote toCasio: It could not be more like, nor better than itis; and I am amazed that, in so short a time, he hasbeen able to make a thing so excellent, but he haschosen to show the perfection of his art.* She sentthirty gold ducats to the painter, but wanted to havethe hair retouched, as being too fair. This Franciadid; but the Marquis wished to show the picture tothe Pope and his Cardinals, with the result that it fellinto the hands of a certain Gian Pietro da Cremona,who attempted to appropriate it. Casio, informingIsabella of this on

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