Camerino d’Alabastro paintings

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The Camerino d’Alabastro paintings are a celebrated group of mythological works commissioned by Alfonso I d’Este for his private studiolo in Ferrara, featuring masterpieces by artists such as Titian, Bellini, and Dosso Dossi.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mythological paintings
series of paintings
approximateEndDate c. 1525
approximateStartDate c. 1514
artMovement High Renaissance
associatedBuilding Castello Estense
associatedCityState Duchy of Ferrara
associatedWithDynasty House of Este
commissionedBy Alfonso I d’Este
commissionedFor Camerino d’Alabastro
culturalContext court culture of Ferrara
currentLocationOfMajorWorks Galleria Estense, Modena
linked to: Galleria Estense

Museo del Prado, Madrid
linked to: Prado Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
National Gallery, London
linked to: National Gallery
function decoration of a private studiolo
genre mythological history painting
includesWork A Bacchanal (Dosso Dossi)
Bacchanal of the Andrians
Bacchanal with a Wine Vat
Bacchus and Ariadne
The Andrians
The Feast of the Gods
linked to: Feast of the Gods

The Worship of Venus
linked to: The Feast of Venus
influencedBy Ovid’s Metamorphoses
ancient Bacchic imagery
classical literature
intendedAudience Alfonso I d’Este and select courtly visitors
laterReworkedBy Titian
locatedInThePastAt Castello Estense, Ferrara
linked to: Castello Estense
medium oil on canvas
notableArtist Dosso Dossi
Giovanni Bellini
Titian
originalArtistOf Giovanni Bellini
The Feast of the Gods
linked to: Feast of the Gods
originalLocationCity Ferrara
patron Alfonso I d’Este, Duke of Ferrara
patronTitle Duke of Ferrara
roomFunction studiolo
roomNameMeaning Alabaster Chamber
significance important collaboration between Bellini, Titian, and Dosso Dossi
key example of Renaissance mythological cycles
theme Bacchic subjects
Venus and love
classical mythology
pastoral and poetic scenes

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Bacchus and Ariadne partOfSeries Camerino d’Alabastro paintings
Alfonso I d’Este, Duke of Ferrara commissioned Camerino d’Alabastro decoration cycle
linked to: Camerino d’Alabastro paintings