Ritratto de Bindo Altovitii. M.D XX III
Titianus pinxit, Tho: Neale fecit, Sold by John Overton at the white horse neere the fountaine tavern without Newgate. [n.d. c.1690] Very rare etching, sheet 380 x 290mm (15 x 11½"), on 17th century watermarked paper. In ink at bottom "By Thos. Neale, a disciple of Hollar". Trimmed within plate and tipped into album paper. Creased and slightly damaged at corners. Half-length portrait of a man with moustache and long beard wearing a loose gown, and ring on the ring finger of his left hand, which holds a book closed with two clasps, lying on a parapet. The title suggests this is italian bank Bindo Altoviti (1491–1557) however looks more like a painting formerly attributed to Titian that is now believed to be by Paris Bordone; it appears to be Giovanni della Casa (1503–1556) an Italian poet, diplomat, clergyman and inquisitor, and writer on etiquette and society.
[Ref: 61651] £260.00
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