DETAILS
- Artist
- Francesco del Cossa
- Date
- 1468
- Location
- Palazzo Schifanoia
ART MOVEMENTS
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THE ARTIST
Francesco del Cossa
1436–1477Renaissance painter who quit Ferrara after being paid 'by the square foot' like the 'worst dauber' in town.
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