Galasso Galassi (active 1450–1488) was an Italian painter of the early-

Renaissance The Renaissance ( , ) , from , with the same meanings. is a period in European history marking the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and covering the 15th and 16th centuries, characterized by an effort to revive and surpass id ...

period, active mainly in

Ferrara Ferrara (, ; egl, Fràra ) is a city and ''comune'' in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, capital of the Province of Ferrara. it had 132,009 inhabitants. It is situated northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main stream ...

. He also worked for some years in Bologna. He was one of the earliest painters of the

School of Ferrara The School of Ferrara was a group of painters which flourished in the Duchy of Ferrara during the Renaissance. Ferrara was ruled by the Este family, well known for its patronage of the arts. Patronage was extended with the ascent of Ercole d'Este I ...

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A painting by Galasso Galassi
15th-century Italian painters Painters from Ferrara Italian Renaissance painters Quattrocento painters Italian male painters 15th-century births Year of death missing {{Italy-painter-15thC-stub