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Dosso Dossi : paintings of myth, magic, and the antique
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Dosso Dossi : paintings of myth, magic, and the antique

Author: Giancarlo Fiorenza; Dosso Dossi
Publisher: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2008.
Edition/Format:   Book : State or province government publication : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"Examines the work of the Ferrarese court artist Dosso Dossi (c. 1486?-1542), with emphasis on his portrayal of ancient and vernacular subjects found in such works as Jupiter Painting Butterflies, Myth of Pan, Enchantress, and his frescoes of Aesop's fables"--Provided by publisher.
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Fiorenza, Giancarlo, 1970-
Dosso Dossi.
University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, c2008
(OCoLC)608664010
Named Person: Dosso Dossi; Dosso Dossi
Material Type: Government publication, State or province government publication, Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Giancarlo Fiorenza; Dosso Dossi
ISBN: 9780271032047 0271032049
OCLC Number: 190778092
Description: xi, 238 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.
Contents: Introduction: Dosso's courtly Maniera --
1. The nature of the gods --
2. Elysium --
3. Priapic painting --
4. Enchanting painting --
5. Fables, ruins, and the bell'imperfetto --
Conclusion.
Responsibility: Giancarlo Fiorenza.
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Presents the work of the Ferrarese court artist Dosso Dossi. This title focuses on Dosso's allusive and eloquent portrayal of ancient and vernacular subjects found in such well-known works as "Jupiter  Read more...

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"Giancarlo Fiorenza has provided an indispensable contribution to the study of Italian Renaissance culture.... There is, in fact, no comparable account of Ferrarese court culture in the sixteenth Read more...

 
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