His allegorical works have been described as the art of "spezzatura" (to make difficulties easier), an Italian term. This is seen in his highly complex compositions, unusual postures, and positioning of cartoon-like figures.
Italian Renaissance Artist Dosso Dossi was born in 1490 in a village called San Giovanni del Dosso in Mantua. His father, a native of Trento, was an accountant to the Duke of Ferrara. There are not many sources about Dosso's life and education.
It is said that he first studied under Lorenzo Costa and later at the Ferrara Painting School. He served as chief painter to Alfonso I and Ercole d'Este II for nearly 30 years. The works he made for the Duke were mostly short-term furniture and theater decorations.
Giovanni di Niccolò de Luteri, better known as Dosso Dossi (c. 1489–1542), was an Italian Renaissance painter who belonged to the School of Ferrara, painting in a style mainly influenced by Venetian painting, in particular Giorgione and early Titian.
He often collaborated with his brother Battista Dossi, who studied under Raphael. While Dossi was drawing some allegorical mythology subjects, frescoes, and portraits, his pastoral landscape works were also attracting attention. These works are said to bear the influence of Romantic Venetian landscape painters such as Titian and Giorgione. His extraordinary creative style, seen in his mythological works, is less evident in his landscapes, where he uses an almost magical light.
His allegorical works have been described as the art of "spezzatura" (to make difficulties easier), an Italian term. This is seen in his highly complex compositions, unusual postures, and positioning of cartoon-like figures. A strong example of this type of work can be seen in his 1524 work, Mythological Scene, in the J Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, which contains thematic elements that researchers and critics are still trying to unravel.
Dossi created a unique color style that evokes the boldness of Titian and the liveliness of Correggio. He trained many artists such as Giovanni Francesco Surchi, Gabrielle Capellini, and Jacopo Panicciati. His works are exhibited together with the works of important artists in cities such as Florence, New York, Los Angeles, Dresden, and Krakow.
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Dosso Dossi’s scenes from the Aeneid are a Roman triumph
https://www.apollo-magazine.com/dosso-dossi-frieze-aeneas-galleria-borghese-rome/