AMICA ID:
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MIA_.70.17
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AMICA Library Year:
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1998
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Object Type:
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Paintings
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Creator Name:
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Costa, Lorenzo
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Creator Nationality:
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European; Southern European; Italian; Mantuan
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Creator Role:
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painter
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Creator Dates/Places:
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1460 - 1535
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Gender:
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M
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Creator Name-CRT:
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attributed to Lorenzo Costa
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Title:
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Portrait of a Cardinal in his Study
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View:
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Front
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Creation Date:
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about 1519
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Creation Start Date:
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1517
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Creation End Date:
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1521
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Materials and Techniques:
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oil and tempera on panel
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Dimensions:
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H.32-1/4 x W.30 in.
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Component Measured:
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frame dimensions
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Measurement Unit:
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in
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Owner Location:
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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ID Number:
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70.17
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Credit Line:
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The John R. Van Derlip and the William Hood Dunwoody Funds
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Rights:
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Context:
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The unknown sitter in this portrait, wearing the crimson cassock and cap of a cardinal, is depicted as a humanist scholar. Through the open window can be seen the figure of Saint Jerome, the 4th-century biblical scholar, often portrayed in medieval art as a kneeling hermit. He is identified by a broad-brimmed cardinal's hat and the lion that was his legendary companion. During the Renaissance, however, Saint Jerome was frequently shown as a cultured man of learning in his study--a representation this sitter clearly wished his portrait to suggest. The identities of both artist and sitter have long been debated. The most persuasive evidence indicates that Lorenzo Costa painted a high-ranking prelate, possibly Cardinal Bibbiena, while court painter in Mantua, a sophisticated center of humanist culture. Acquired in 1970 70.17 |
Related Image Identifier Link:
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MIA_.256c.tif
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