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Cristoforo Majorana (flourished c. 1480–94) was an Italian limner and painter. He was born in Naples, Italy. Majorana trained under Cola Rapicano. He produced work for Ferdinand of Aragon, Giovanni d'Aragona and Andrea Matteo Acquaviva. His work is held in the collections of the Walters Art Museum, National Library of France and the Fitzwilliam Museum.

Notable works

• St. Augustine, Commentary on the Psalms, 1480
• Aesop, Fables, 1481
• Virgil, Aeneid, Eclogues, and Georgics, 1482-94
• Ptolemy, Geography

Gallery

• Leaf from Eclogues, Georgics and Aeneid, ca. 1470

References

1. ^ "ID: 500046270". Union List of Artist Names. Getty. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
2. Sapienza, Valentina. "MAJORANA (Maiorana, Mayorana), Cristoforo". Dizionario Biografico (in Italian). Treccani. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
3. ^ "Oxford Grove Art: Cristoforo Majorana". The Concise Grove Dictionary of Art. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
4. "Cristoforo Majorana". Creators. Walters Art Museum. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
5. "S. Augustinus Hipponensis: Contra Faustum". Manuscripts. Europeana. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
6. "Cambridge Illuminations". Gallery. Fitzwilliam Museum. Archived from the original on 18 July 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2013.

External links

• Short biography and bibliography, by the Vatican Library

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