Defendente ferrari biography of michael
Defendente ferrari biography of michael
Defendente ferrari biography of michael j...
Defendente Ferrari
Italian painter
Defendente Ferrari (c. 1480/1485 – c. 1540) was an Italian painter active in Piedmont.
His work marks the transition from late Gothic traditions to Renaissance art in the region.
Life and work
Ferrari was born at Chivasso, near Turin. Here he trained and initially worked in the workshop of Giovanni Martino Spanzotti.
Defendente ferrari biography of michael jordan
Spanzotti had been the pre-eminent painter in western Piedmont after moving to Chivasso c. 1502. Many works previously thought to have been by Spanzotti are now attributed to Defendente.[1]
Defendente achieved considerable success as a painter of polyptychs and altarpieces.[2] He painted a number of nocturnal scenes such as the Nativity in Nocturnal Light (1510, Museo Civico d'Arte Antica, Turin).[1]
He left a number of signed and dated works.[2] His work developed away from its initial harsh style following Gothic traditions towards the use of more fluid brushstrokes and t