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Date : approx. between 1507 and 1508
Sizes : 39 cm x 51 cm
Material : Oil painting on wood
Acquisition : Bequeathed by the Misses Cohen as part of the John Samuel collection (1906)
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Italian Painting
Painting
Area related
Mantoue
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Fiera (about 1465-1538) was a poet and writer on medicine in Mantua, where Costa became court artist in 1507. Fiera's name was originally inscribed on the parapet. Costa suffered from syphilis in about 1507-8, and may have sought the services of the Gonzaga court physician, possibly painting this portrait in return for treatment received.
Inscribed on the parapet: BATT[IST]A. FIERA. MEDIC[VS]. MANTVA (Battista Fiera Doctor of Mantua)
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