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The Kress Collection encompasses more than 3,000 works of European art, and is distinguished for its abundance of Italian Renaissance paintings. The Collection was donated to scores of regional and academic art museums.
From 1964 – 1977, the Kress Foundation sponsored the publication of the Complete Catalogue of the Samuel H. Kress Collection, published on behalf of the Foundation.
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Lombard School. Born 1427/30; died 1515/16. Foppa was the chief master of the Lombard School in its transition from Gothic to Renaissance style. His early training was probably in Brescia. He was influenced by the International Style and by Mantegna, Bellini, and Bramante. He was a resident of Pavia from 1456 to 1490 and thereafter of Brescia, with frequent journeys elsewhere.