Gardner, Edmund Garratt, 1869-1935 · London : Duckworth ; New York : Charles Scribner's Sons · leaf 248
ista Dossi, who wasmurdered by his own wife in 1586. Although farinferior to his brother, Battista is by no means anegligible quantity in the history of Ferrarese art.His landscapes are admirable, and many of his smallerpictures, like the Holy Family with an Angel, in theVilla Borghese, and the… … :3 l-H ft: e •A « <l - DOSSO AND BATTISTA DOSSI 167 In his larger figures, he attempted to combine acertain Raphaelesque grace with his brothers traditionalFerrarese types, not very successfully. Like Dosso, hewas an excellent painter of portraits. His portrait ofAlfonso I. at JModena, with one…
