MAZZOLANI, Giuseppe
(b. 1842, Ferrara, d. 1916, Ferrara)

Allegory of April (detail)

1898
Pen and ink drawing, 750 x 1190 mm
Musei Civici d'Arte Antica, Ferrara

The drawing depicts a scene from the Allegory of April by Francesco del Cossa in the Palazzo Schifanoia, Ferrara, after the restoration campaign between 1894 and 1897). It shows Duke Borso handing a coin to the court fool, return from the hunt, and Palio di San Giorgio.