St Anthony of Padua (Cosmè Tura)
Saint Anthony of Padua is a c. 1484-1490 oil on panel painting by Cosmè Tura, one of the artist's last works. It is now in the Galleria Estense in Modena.[1]
History[]
The work is mentioned in a 1490 letter from the artist to Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, in which he asks for payment for it, stating "I do not know how to live and survive in this way, not finding work or opportunity to support my family and I". The painting had been produced for Ercole's nephew , soon to be bishop of Adria. Originally placed in the church of San Nicolò in Ferrara,[2] it then passed through several institutions before being acquired by the Italian state for its current owner in 1906.[3]
References[]
- ^ AA.VV., L'arte italiana, Giunti, Firenze 2000. ISBN 8809017706
- ^ (in Italian) Marcello Toffanello, Cosmè Tura, (Suppl. a Art dossier, n. 237 - ottobre 2007), Firenze - Milano, Giunti, 2007, pp. 37-38, ISBN 9788809053298, pages 37-38
- ^ "Catalogue entry".
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