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Lot 268
  • 268

Battista Dossi Ferrara (?) 1490/5 - 1548 Ferrara

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Description

  • Battista Dossi
  • Madonna and Child with a Book
  • oil on panel

Catalogue Note

Battista Dossi, the younger brother of Dosso, was in the service of the court of Ferrara for the majority of his career.  The brothers collaborated on a number of works such as the frescoes in the Villa Imperiale, Pesaro and on the frescoes in the Trent Castle. 

Dossi's addition of a book in this composition, the book of Wisdom, distinguishes this work as a Mater Sapientiae, or Mother of Wisdom.