Ercole de’ Roberti

Years of life:	1450 – 1496
Art Movement:	Early Renaissance
Painting School:	School of Ferrara

Genre:	Portrait , Religious
Country:	Italy
Century:	XV

De Roberti was the court painter to the d’Este family in Ferrara. A shadowy figure, with very few works, firmly attributed to him. De Roberti was interested in perspective, architectural details, and the way buildings are constructed.

De Roberti’s major works are St. Jerome in the Wilderness, c. 1470 (Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum); St. John the Baptist, c. 1478–80 (Berlin: Dahlem Museum); The Wife of Hasdrubal and Her Children, c. 1480–90 (Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art).

References:

Robert Cumming. Art: complete encyclopedia. – 512 p. – Moscow: Astrel, 2005.

Artworks:

Head of a Mourning Woman

Head of a Mourning Woman
Griffoni Polyptych: St Catherine of Alexandria

between 1470 and 1473

Griffoni Polyptych: St Catherine of Alexandria • between 1470 and 1473
Griffoni Polyptych: St George

between 1470 and 1473

Griffoni Polyptych: St George • between 1470 and 1473
Griffoni Polyptych: St Michael

between 1470 and 1473

Griffoni Polyptych: St Michael • between 1470 and 1473
St John the Baptist

between 1478 and 1480

St John the Baptist • between 1478 and 1480
Bentivoglio diptych, left panel, scene: Portrait of Giovanni II Bentivoglio

1490

Bentivoglio diptych, left panel, scene: Portrait of Giovanni II Bentivoglio • 1490
Portrait of Ginevra Bentivoglio

1480

Portrait of Ginevra Bentivoglio • 1480
Grifoni altar, predella panel, scene: The miracles of St. Vincent Ferrer

1473

Grifoni altar, predella panel, scene: The miracles of St. Vincent Ferrer • 1473
The Wife of Hasdrubal and Her Children

between 1480 and 1490

The Wife of Hasdrubal and Her Children • between 1480 and 1490
Saint Anthony Abbot

between 1472 and 1473

Saint Anthony Abbot • between 1472 and 1473
Saint Jerome in the Wilderness

1470

Saint Jerome in the Wilderness • 1470
Pietà

1482 - 1486

Pietà • 1482 - 1486
Portia and Brutus

between 1486 and 1490

Portia and Brutus • between 1486 and 1490
Madonna with Child and Saints

1480

Madonna with Child and Saints • 1480