Lorenzo Costa

(1460–1535) Italian painter (1460–1535)

Lorenzo Costa (1460–1535) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Lorenzo Costa belongs to the chapter ‘The Renaissance’ in this site’s history of art.

Lorenzo Costa was born in Ferrara and died in Mantua. Lorenzo Costa studied under Benozzo Gozzoli. Wikidata associates Lorenzo Costa with Italian Renaissance and School of Ferrara. The students included Gaspar Hovich.

The best-known works include ‘Bentivoglio Altarpiece’, ‘Allegory of Isabella d'Este's Coronation’, ‘The Reign of Comus’, and ‘Madonna and Child Enthroned between Saints Petronius and Thecla’. The catalogue has 42 works by Lorenzo Costa with free images. The dated works span the years 1450–1550. Works by Lorenzo Costa are held by several collections, among them National Gallery, Département des peintures du Louvre, Uffizierna, and Gemäldegalerie.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Filippo Mazzola, Bernardino Fungai, Macrino d'Alba, Pellegrino Aretusi, and Benedetto Rusconi.

• The Renaissance
• Bentivoglio Altarpiece
• Allegory of Isabella d'Este's Coronation
• Den heliga familjen
• The Reign of Comus