Portrait of a Young Man, 1470s, Tempera on wood, Overall 11 1/8 x 7 3/4 in. (28.3 x 19.7 cm); painted surface 10 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. (27.3 x 14 cm), Paintings, Cosmè Tura (Cosimo di Domenico di Bonaventura) (Italian, Ferrara ca. 1433–1495 Ferrara), This is the only surviving independent portrait by Cosmè Tura, the brilliant court artist at Ferrara. It shows an unidentified member of the ruling Este family. The small, narrow format would have enabled the picture to be slipped into a leather or parchment case and carried about
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Portrait, Young Man, 1470s, Tempera, wood, Overall 11 1/8 x 7 3/4, 28.3 19.7 cm, painted surface 10 3/4 5 1/2, 27.3 14, Paintings, Cosmè Tura, Cosimo di Domenico Bonaventura, Italian, Ferrara ca., 1433–1495, Ferrara, surviving independent portrait, brilliant court, artist, unidentified member, ruling Este, family, small, narrow format, enabled, picture, slipped, leather, parchment case, carried
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