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An inscription on the back of the panel names him as Battista Fiera, doctor at the court of Mantua as well as a poet, though we can’t be sure it’s him. Costa had become court artist in 1506 and the painting was once thought to have been made when their two residencies coincided. But the way that Costa has given shape and three-dimensionality to the man’s features is much closer to his painting style in the 1490s.
Fiera was interested in the city’s artists and artistic projects. He mentioned Mantegna (Costa’s predecessor as court artist) in a poem about the best way to represent the concept of justice in painting, and also wrote about his admiration for Costa.
Title
Portrait of Battista Fiera
Date
about 1507-8
Medium
Oil on wood
Measurements
H 51.4 x W 38.7 cm
Accession number
NG2083
Acquisition method
Bequeathed by the Misses Cohen as part of the John Samuel Collection, 1906
Work type
Painting
The National Gallery, London
Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England
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