About Dosso Dossi
1490–1542 · Italian Renaissance, School of Ferrara
Ferrarese court painter to the Este dynasty whose glowing, fantastical mythologies blended Venetian colour with cryptic allegorical invention.
Read full biography →Dosso Dossi's works are held in 22 museums worldwide, including National Gallery of Art, National Gallery, and Munich Central Collecting Point.
🇦🇺 Australia
1 museum
- 1 works
National Gallery of Victoria
NGV International, Australia
🇦🇹 Austria
2 museums
- 1 works
Kunsthistorisches Museum
Maria-Theresien-Platz, Austria
Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00 (Thu until 21:00); closed Mon (open Mon Jun–Aug)€21 adults, free under-19Museumsquartier (U2)Confirm on museum website before visiting. - 1 works
Führermuseum
Linz, Austria
🇨🇦 Canada
1 museum
- 1 works
National Gallery of Canada
Rideau-Vanier Ward, Canada
🇫🇷 France
2 museums
- 2 works
Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon
Besançon, France
- 1 works
Condé Museum
Chantilly, France
🇩🇪 Germany
1 museum
- 3 works
Munich Central Collecting Point
Munich, Germany
🇷🇺 Russia
1 museum
- 2 works
Hermitage Museum
Winter Palace, Russia
Tue, Thu, Sat–Sun 10:30–18:00; Wed, Fri 10:30–21:00; closed Mon500 RUB adults (Russian residents), 1000 RUB internationalAdmiralteyskaya (5 (Frunzensko-Primorskaya))Confirm on museum website before visiting.
🇪🇸 Spain
3 museums
- 2 works
Museo del Prado
Madrid city, Spain
Mon–Sat 10:00–20:00, Sun 10:00–19:00€15 adults, free last 2 hours dailyBanco de España (2 (Línea Roja))Confirm on museum website before visiting. - 1 works
Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya
Sants-Montjuïc, Spain
- 1 works
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Palace of Villahermosa, Spain
🇸🇪 Sweden
1 museum
- 1 works
Nationalmuseum
Stockholm, Sweden
Tue 11:00–20:00; Wed–Sun 11:00–17:00; closed MonFree (permanent collection)Kungsträdgården (Blå (10, 11))Confirm on museum website before visiting.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
4 museums
- 4 works
National Gallery
Trafalgar Square, United Kingdom
Daily 10:00–18:00 (Fri until 21:00)FreeCharing Cross (Bakerloo, Northern)Confirm on museum website before visiting. - 3 works
Royal Collection
London, United Kingdom
Thu–Sun 10:00–17:30 (seasonal; closed during State Rooms open weeks)£19 adults, £12 under-25Victoria (Victoria, Circle, District)Confirm on museum website before visiting. - 1 works
Nottingham Museums
City of Nottingham, United Kingdom
- 1 works
National Museum Cardiff
Castle, United Kingdom
🇺🇸 United States
6 museums
- 4 works
National Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C., United States
Mon–Sat 10:00–17:00, Sun 11:00–18:00FreeArchives – Navy Memorial (Green & Yellow)Confirm on museum website before visiting. - 3 works
J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
- 1 works
Detroit Institute of Arts
Midtown Detroit, United States
- 1 works
Museo de Arte de Worcester
Worcester, United States
- 1 works
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States
Sun–Tue, Thu 10:00–17:00; Fri–Sat 10:00–21:00; closed WedAdults $30, students $17 (pay-what-you-wish for NY residents)86 St (4, 5, 6)Confirm on museum website before visiting. - 1 works
RISD Museum
Providence, United States
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Dosso Dossi known for?
Dosso Dossi is known as a painter of enchantments. His canvases feature magicians, gods at leisure, and landscapes lit by a sourceless amber glow, influenced by his training in the Venetian tradition.What was Dosso Dossi's art style?
Dosso Dossi's art style is touched with fantasy. His figures inhabit their landscapes with a restlessness that some critics have described as a kind of studied carelessness, or sprezzatura.
Sources
Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Dosso Dossi's works across the following collections.
- [1] wikipedia Wikipedia: Dosso Dossi Used for: biography.
- [2] book Beard, Lee, 1973- author, Butler, Adam, author; Van Cleave, Claire, author; Fortenberry, Diane, author; Stirling, Susan, author, Beard, Lee, 1973- author, Butler, Adam, author; Van Cleave, Claire, author; Fortenberry, Diane, author; Stirling, Susan, author - The Art Book_ New Edition, Mini Format Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
- [3] book Beckett, Wendy, The story of painting Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
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