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Which Renaissance artists and scholars worked in Ferrara during Leonello dāEsteās rule?
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During the reign of Leonello dāEste (1441ā1450), Ferrara became a vibrant center of culture and humanism. Leonello, who had been educated by the humanist Guarino Veronese, attracted numerous notable figures to his court.
The artists and scholars who worked in Ferrara during this period included:
- Painters: Pisanello, Jacopo Bellini, Rogier van der Weyden, and Andrea Mantegna.1
- Architects: Leon Battista Alberti.1
- Scholars: The courtās intellectual life centered on the humanist Guarino Veronese.1