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Italian painter of the Bolognese School (active in the 16th century) Portrait of a humanist or wealthy merchant This representative portrait of the Italian late Renaissance shows a middle-aged, bearded gentleman sitting in an armchair, dressed in long, dark clothing befitting his rank, his body and face turned towards the viewer in half-profile. While he holds a white handkerchief in his right hand, which is bent downwards, his left hand is open upwards in an eloquent gesture. The successful composition follows the famous portrait of Pope Julius II by Raphael from 1511 (who is also holding a white handkerchief in his right hand) and the type of portrait of Pope Paul II by Titian (1543) and the Titian portrait of King Philip II of Spain (1545) based on it. According to the inscription at the bottom right, the sitter is a portrait executed in 1551 by the originally Flemish merchant Giovanna d'Anna (died 1574), who lived in Venice and was a friend and patron of Titian. Stylistically, the portrait can be attributed to the Bolognese school of the 16th century, strongly influenced by important northern Italian artists such as Titian and Tintoretto. Possible artists include Bartolomeo Passarotti (1529 Bologna - 1592 Rome) and Lavinia Fontana (1552 Bologna - 1614 Rome), although Fontana's date of birth would rule her out, assuming that the inscription dated 1551 is authentic and was not added later. Oil on canvas; inscr. and roman dat. "GIOVANNI DANNA E.S. A. D. MDLI". Verso old, red wax seal with coat of arms and inscription "ACCADEMIA CLEMENTINA BONONIENSIS" of the art academy in Bologna called "Accademia Clementina" since 1711. 127.5 cm x 109.5 cm. Frame. Provenance: 1957-2016 Swiss private collection; auction Koller, Zurich, March 18, 2016, lot 6513 (as Venetian school of the 16th century). Italian painter of the Bolognese School of painting active 16th C.; Oil on canvas. Inscribed and dated 1551 in Roman numerals "GIOVANNI DANNA E.S. A. D. MDLI". Old red wax seal with coat of arms of the Accademia Clementina in Bologna.
1651
Italian painter of the Bolognese School (active in the 16th century) Portrait of a humanist or wealthy merchant This representative portrait of the Italian late Renaissance shows a middle-aged, bearded gentleman sitting in an armchair, dressed in long, dark clothing befitting his rank, his body and face turned towards the viewer in half-profile. While he holds a white handkerchief in his right hand, which is bent downwards, his left hand is open upwards in an eloquent gesture. The successful composition follows the famous portrait of Pope Julius II by Raphael from 1511 (who is also holding a white handkerchief in his right hand) and the type of portrait of Pope Paul II by Titian (1543) and the Titian portrait of King Philip II of Spain (1545) based on it. According to the inscription at the bottom right, the sitter is a portrait executed in 1551 by the originally Flemish merchant Giovanna d'Anna (died 1574), who lived in Venice and was a friend and patron of Titian. Stylistically, the portrait can be attributed to the Bolognese school of the 16th century, strongly influenced by important northern Italian artists such as Titian and Tintoretto. Possible artists include Bartolomeo Passarotti (1529 Bologna - 1592 Rome) and Lavinia Fontana (1552 Bologna - 1614 Rome), although Fontana's date of birth would rule her out, assuming that the inscription dated 1551 is authentic and was not added later. Oil on canvas; inscr. and roman dat. "GIOVANNI DANNA E.S. A. D. MDLI". Verso old, red wax seal with coat of arms and inscription "ACCADEMIA CLEMENTINA BONONIENSIS" of the art academy in Bologna called "Accademia Clementina" since 1711. 127.5 cm x 109.5 cm. Frame. Provenance: 1957-2016 Swiss private collection; auction Koller, Zurich, March 18, 2016, lot 6513 (as Venetian school of the 16th century). Italian painter of the Bolognese School of painting active 16th C.; Oil on canvas. Inscribed and dated 1551 in Roman numerals "GIOVANNI DANNA E.S. A. D. MDLI". Old red wax seal with coat of arms of the Accademia Clementina in Bologna.
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