Cristoforo Majorana
Cristoforo Majorana (flourished c. 1480-94) was an Italian Limner and painter.[1] He was born in Naples, Italy.[2] Majorana trained under .[1][3] He produced work for Ferdinand of Aragon, Giovanni d'Aragona and Andrea Matteo Acquaviva.[3] His work is held in the collections of the Walters Art Museum, National Library of France and the Fitzwilliam Museum.[4][5][6]
Notable works[]
- St. Augustine, Commentary on the Psalms, 1480[3]
- Aesop, Fables, 1481[3]
- Virgil, Aeneid, Eclogues, and Georgics, 1482-94[3]
- Ptolemy, Geography[3]
Gallery[]
Leaf from Eclogues, Georgics and Aeneid, ca. 1470
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "ID: 500046270". Union List of Artist Names. Getty. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ Sapienza, Valentina. "MAJORANA (Maiorana, Mayorana), Cristoforo". Dizionario Biografico (in Italian). Treccani. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Oxford Grove Art: Cristoforo Majorana". The Concise Grove Dictionary of Art. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ "Cristoforo Majorana". Creators. Walters Art Museum. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ "S. Augustinus Hipponensis: Contra Faustum". Manuscripts. Europeana. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ "Cambridge Illuminations". Gallery. Fitzwilliam Museum. Archived from the original on 18 July 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
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