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Baldassare Estense

Baldassare Estense was a painter, sculptor, medalist and artist (1443–1504). He was born at Reggio Emilia and died at Ferrara.

Also recorded as Baldassare d'Este; Baldassare da Reggio; Baldassare d'Estense; Baldassarre d' Este; Baldassare Carrari; d'Este Baldassare.

Baldassare Estense in brief

Born
1443
Died
1504
Known for
painter, sculptor, medalist and artist
Place of birth
Reggio Emilia
Contents

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Baldassare d'Este, Baldassare da Reggio, Baldassare d'Estense, Baldassarre d' Este and Baldassare Carrari.

He was the child of Niccolò III d'Este.

Recognition and collections

Work by Baldassare Estense is held by Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Bavarian State Painting Collections, Pinacoteca del Castello Sforzesco and Cini Palace Gallery.

Identity

What the record establishes about Baldassare Estense.

Baldassare Estense is recorded with the occupation medalist. Ercole I d'Este, 1431-1505, Duke of Ferrara, Modena, and Reggio 1471 is dated 1472 and held by Q214867 (inventory 1957.14.629). A young János Corvinus in 1486. is dated 1486 and held by Bavarian State Painting Collections (inventory 12441). Samuel H. Kress Collection of the National Gallery of Art records 3 objects associated with this heading. Francesco II Gonzaga, Fourth Marquis of Mantua is dated 1477 and held by Q214867 (inventory 1943.4.41). Portrait of Tito Vespasiano Strozzi is dated 1499 and held by Cook collection (inventory VC 6159).

Mater Dolorosa is dated 1450 and held by Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (inventory 064977-000). Ercole on Horseback [reverse] is catalogued and held by Q214867 (inventory 1957.14.1267.b). Portrait of Borso d'Este is dated 1470 and held by Pinacoteca del Castello Sforzesco. Bavarian State Painting Collections records 1 object associated with this heading. Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya records 1 object associated with this heading. Pinacoteca del Castello Sforzesco records 1 object associated with this heading.

Baldassare Estense is recorded as painter, sculptor, medalist and artist. Vittorio Cini collection records 1 object associated with this heading. Cini Palace Gallery records 1 object associated with this heading.

Authority records

The identifiers under which Baldassare Estense may be traced in institutional catalogues.

Baldassare Estense is established in the international name authorities as Getty Union List of Artist Names 500003014, Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) 133821889, Library of Congress nr90015892, VIAF 121885285 and Wikidata Q804745.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 10 named public collections.

Q214867: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Samuel H. Kress Collection of the National Gallery of Art: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Sculptures in the National Gallery of Art: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Samuel H. Kress Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Bavarian State Painting Collections: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Pinacoteca del Castello Sforzesco: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Cook collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Cini Palace Gallery: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Vittorio Cini collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

2 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Selvatico (Estense), Marchese Pietro, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Selvatico, Pietro Estense.

Digitised editions and texts

2 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by DataCite (NN) and DataCite (Conzett + Huber).

Ein Familienbildnis des Baldassare Estense in der Alten Pinakothek (1912) — DataCite (NN). Verlobungsbild des Johannes Corvinus [Gemälde Baldassare Estense (?)] (1958) — DataCite (Conzett + Huber).

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 9 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)) and 2 deposited research records (DataCite Commons). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 21 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Places of work recorded in the authority are Ferrara.

Work by Baldassare Estense is recorded in the collections of Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Bavarian State Painting Collections, Pinacoteca del Castello Sforzesco, Cini Palace Gallery and J. Paul Getty Museum.

Chronology

  1. 1443Baldassare Estense born at Reggio Emilia.
  2. 1443Baldassare Estense was born on 1 January 1443.
  3. 1450Mater Dolorosa is dated 1450 and held by Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (inventory 064977-000).
  4. 1450Mater Dolorosa (Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya).
  5. 1470Portrait of Borso d'Este is dated 1470 and held by Pinacoteca del Castello Sforzesco.
  6. 1470Portrait of Borso d'Este (Pinacoteca del Castello Sforzesco).
  7. 1472Ercole I d'Este, 1431-1505, Duke of Ferrara, Modena, and Reggio 1471 (Q214867).
  8. 1477Francesco II Gonzaga, Fourth Marquis of Mantua is dated 1477 and held by Q214867 (inventory 1943.4.41).
  9. 1477Francesco II Gonzaga, Fourth Marquis of Mantua (Q214867).
  10. 1486A young János Corvinus in 1486. is dated 1486 and held by Bavarian State Painting Collections (inventory 12441).
  11. 1486A young János Corvinus in 1486. (Bavarian State Painting Collections).
  12. 1499Portrait of Tito Vespasiano Strozzi is dated 1499 and held by Cook collection (inventory VC 6159).
  13. 1504Baldassare Estense died at Ferrara.
  14. 1504Baldassare Estense died on 1 January 1504.
  15. 1506Baldassare Estense died on 1 January 1506.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Baldassare, Estense, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Chronicon Estense, Encyclopedia of the Medieval Chronicle

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Chronicon Estense, Encyclopedia of the Medieval Chronicle

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    DataCite Commons, deposited research records naming “Baldassare Estense”

    Institutional database · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Selvatico (Estense), Marchese Pietro, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Selvatico, Pietro Estense

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  7. 7.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q804745: Baldassare Estense

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  8. 8.

    “Baldassare Estense”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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