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Lot 246: Vittore Ghislandi, called Fra Galgario (Bergamo 1655-1743)

Est: £40,000 GBP - £60,000 GBPSold:
Christie'sLondon, United KingdomDecember 05, 2012

Item Overview

Description

Vittore Ghislandi, called Fra Galgario (Bergamo 1655-1743)
Portrait of an artist, half-length, in a black vest and ruff with a red turban, before an easle, in a feigned oval
oil on canvas
47 x 37 in. (119.4 x 94 cm.)

Artist or Maker

Literature

'Catalogo dos quadros e mais objectos de Bellas-Artes que se acham no Palacio do Duque de Palmella ao Calhariz', Revista Universal Lisbonense, 1851, no. 41, as 'Uma figura do tamanho natural vestida á antiga, que parece ser o retrato do Duque de Ferrara Affonso [sic] d'Este, original de Ticiano'.
M.A. Pinto de Matos and M. de Sousa e Holstein Campilho, Uma Família de Coleccionadores. Poder e Cultura. Antiga Colecção Palmela, Lisbon, 2001, pp. 120-1, no. 11, as 'author desconhecido, Veneza, meados do século XVI'.

Provenance

Pedro de Sousa Holstein, Duque de Palmela (1781-1850), Palácio do Calhariz, Sesimbra.

Auction Details

Old Master & British Paintings Day Sale

by
Christie's
December 05, 2012, 10:30 AM GMT

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK