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Benvenuto Tisi

Duchy of Ferrara1481–1559Italian Renaissance

Portrait of Benvenuto Tisi

About

Benvenuto Tisi, also known as Il Garofalo, was a Late-Renaissance-Mannerist Italian painter of the School of Ferrara. Garofalo's career began attached to the court of the Duke d'Este. His early works have been described as "idyllic", but they often conform to the elaborate conceits favored by the artistically refined Ferrarese court. His nickname, Garofalo, may derive from his habit of signing some works with a picture of a carnation.

Notable works

Works in the collection

23 works

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