MICHELE PANNONIO
Ceres Enthroned
1450-60
Panel, 136,5 x 82 cm
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
This is the only known and authentic work of
a master who came from Pannonia, the Westen part of Hungary. Unfortunately
we know almost nothig about his life and work. From 1415 onward he seems
to have worked at Ferrara and is mentioned in the records as Michele Ongaro,
one of the court painters of Borso d'Este, Duke of Ferrara. "Ceres
Enthroned" was probably commissioned by Borso d'Este to decorate the
"studiolo" in Belfiore Castle and may have been part of the decorative
scheme executed between 1450 and 1460, which included a similar composition
depicting an enthroned allegorical figure by Cosme Tura, now in the National
Gallery in London. The general style of his work, as well as its strongly
graphic character and rich detail, indicate a strong link with the School
of Ferrara. The structure and the delicate, enamal-like handling reveal
that the painter was an artist of no mean talent.
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