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A Learned Man of Antiquity or A Prophet or Astronomy
(Giovanni Luteri, called Dosso Dossi)

Measurements
139.5x174.5 cm
Type
Canvas
Provenance

A. L Nicolson Collection, Bournemouth, c. 1920. Sold Christie’s, 16 December 1927, lot 155 (£44-20) as Two Promethean Figures, bought by Bellesi.

Where is It?
acquired through the Matthiesen Gallery by Mrs Piasecka Johnson
Historical Period
High Renaissance to Mannerism - 1450-1530 & Mannerism & Cinquecento - 1530-1600
Subject
Allegory
School
Italian - Other Regions
Catalogue
1984-From Borso to Cesare d'Este, 1450 - 1628: The School of Ferrara.
An exhibition in aid of The Courtauld Institute Trust Appeal Fund. Ten introductory essays on Ferrara and aspects of Ferrarese art by Cecil Gould, Lanfranco Caretti, Claudio Gallico, Vincenzo Fontana, Thomas Tuohy, Emmanuele Mattaliano, Giorgio Bassani, Giuliano Briganti, Alastair Smith, with charts and Concordat of Ferrarese paintings in British public collections. 200 pages, 50 colour plates, 84 black and white illustrations. £15 or $23 inc. p&p.

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