Ercole de' Roberti

Ercole de' Roberti (1450–1496) was an Italian painter and artist.

Also recorded as Ercole da Ferrara; Ercole de'Roberti; Ercole de' Grandi; Ercole Roberti; Ercole Grande; Ercole Grandi.

Overview

Born at Ferrara in 1450, died at Ferrara in 1496.

In detail

training under Francesco del Cossa is recorded.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Bologna, Venice and Mantua. Employment is recorded with Ercole I d'Este.

Works named in the authority record are Portia and Brutus, Pendant portraits of the Bentivoglios, The Wife of Hasdrubal and Her Children, Saint Anthony Abbot, Annunciation tondos and Griffoni Predella.

Work by Ercole de' Roberti is recorded in the collections of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Art Institute of Chicago, Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, J. Paul Getty Museum and Palazzo Schifanoia.

Sources

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    “Ercole de' Roberti”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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    Wikidata, structured authority record Q379521: Ercole de' Roberti

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