Art
Getty Street Banners - Dosso Dossi
- Item Number
- 107
- Estimated Value
- Priceless
- Sold
- 75 USD to GCM000107
- Number of Bids
- 1 - Bid History
Item Description
These are a pair of street banners that are heroic in size, and perfect to decorate a loft or any residential space with high ceilings. Each banner is 3 feet x 8 feet, and promote an exhibit held by the Getty Center. They feature a masterwork of the celebrated Renaissance artist, Dosso Dossi. The painting depicted features mythological figures. The subject of the painting is a metaphor of painting from a story by the Roman poet Ovid. The images on the front are reversed on the back.
These banners are sumptuous, and the coloring is breathtaking.
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Item Special Note
The images on these two companion banners comprise part of a masterwork of the celebrated Renaissance artist Dosso Dossi (1486-1542). These banners were commissioned by the Getty Center in Los Angeles to publicize an important exhibit of his works. They are heroic in size - 9 ft tall. The reverse of each banner has the opposite image from the front.
Dosso's original name was Giovanni Francesco di Luteri. He later assumed the name Dosso from a small estate owned by his family. Dosso was active in Ferrara, Italy. He became the principal court painter to the rulers of this city state, the powerful d'Este family. In particular he was court painter to Alfonso d'Este, Duke of Ferrara.
The subject painting is an allegory entitled "Jupiter, Mercury and Virtue". (Only Jupiter and Mercury are featured; the third figure of Virtue is omitted). The theme of the allegory is the art of painting. Jupiter, the king of the mythological gods, is absorbed in painting butterflies, with Mercury admonishing the viewer not to disturb this endeavor. The actual literary source for this image comes from the ancient Roman writer Lucian, who wrote about the mythological gods painting the wings of butterflies. Such arcane classical references were popular sources that inspired Renaissance artists and were well known to their learned clients during this period.
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