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27 - Portrait of a Nobleman, Northern Italian School, late 16th –…
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Estimate €3,000 - €5,000
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Portrait of a Nobleman, Northern Italian School, late 16th – early 17th century, oil on canvas, 135 x 103 cm The painting depicts a seated gentleman, portrayed in an almost full-length portrait in the style of official portraiture in northern Italy between the late 16th century and the early decades of the 17th century. The subject wears a sombre dark robe with a wide fur collar and a snow-white pleated ruff.The composition, built around the figure’s firm, frontal pose, the large drapery in the background and a colour palette dominated by browns, blacks and earthy tones, reveals interesting echoes of Bassano’s style, particularly in the overall composition of the figure and the concrete, textural rendering of the fabrics. These elements form part of the broader figurative tradition of the Veneto and northern Italy, spanning the late Mannerist period and the early naturalistic developments of the seventeenth century.The overall restraint of the work contrasts with the penetrating rendering of the face, depicted with particular attention to the subject’s beard, complexion and gaze, lending the portrait a remarkable psychological presence. The work thus constitutes an interesting example of northern Italian portraiture at the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries, in which the representational character of the official portrait is accompanied by a more direct, naturalistic observation of the subject. Framed.
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About the sale Paintings and Drawings from the 15th to the 19th century
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Auction time 10/29/2026 at 3:00 PM
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