Borso d'Este, First Duke of Ferrara

Borso d'Este, First Duke of Ferrara

Petrecino of Florence

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Borso d'Este was created duke of Ferrara in 1471 by the pope. He also was duke of Modena and Reggio, created by Emperor Frederick III.


European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The fifty thousand objects in the Museum's comprehensive and historically important collection of European sculpture and decorative arts reflect the development of a number of art forms in Western European countries from the early fifteenth through the early twentieth century. The holdings include sculpture in many sizes and media, woodwork and furniture, ceramics and glass, metalwork and jewelry, horological and mathematical instruments, and tapestries and textiles. Ceramics made in Asia for export to European markets and sculpture and decorative arts produced in Latin America during this period are also included among these works.