Ercole de' Roberti

Ercole de ' Roberti (* 1450, † 1496 ), also Ercole Ferrarese, was a painter of the Italian Renaissance.

Life and work

De ' Roberti was a pupil of Francesco del Cossas and Cosmè Turas and how these belonged to the so-called School of Ferrara, a group of artists who worked for the noble family of Este in Ferrara as court painter. Since 1487 he worked exclusively for the court in Ferrara.

De ' Roberti painted pictures religious, mythological and historical content. He also painted the popular at this time wedding chests with mythological scenes. He was one of the artists who participated in the decoration of the Salone dei mesi at Palazzo Schifanoia in Ferrara with monthly images.