Location: Mantova, Archivio di Stato
Sub-Location: Busta 1440, c. 39.
Type:Personal Letter
Language:Italian
Transcription Author: Francesca Zuccoli
Published: yes
Publication Details: Published by http://aiter.unipv.it/lettura/IL/lettere/0.64 (e previously in J. M. Fletcher, 'Isabella d'Este and Giovanni Bellini's 'Presepio'', in 'The Burlington magazine', 113.1971, pp. 703-712, p. 707 and in C. M. Brown 'Isabella d'Este and Lorenzo da Pavia. Documents for the History of Art and Culture in Renaissance Mantua', Genève, 1982, pp. 68-69)
Notes: Written from Venice.

Lorenzo da Pavia writes to Isabella d'Este, Marchioness di Mantua, suggesting Perugino as an alternative to Giovanni Bellini.

Artist(s): Pietro Perugino
Dates: 31.8.1502
Ala Ill.ma Madamma Elisabella marchesana de mantoa madona Colendiss.a.