Portrait of a Gentleman (Melone)
| Portrait of Gentleman | |
|---|---|
 Portrait of Cesare Borgia | |
| Artist | Altobello Melone |
| Year | c. 1513 |
| Movement | Renaissance |
| Dimensions | 58.1 cm × 48.2 cm (22.9 in × 19.0 in) |
| Location | Accademia Carrara, Bergamo |
| Owner | Guglielmo Lochis |
Portrait of a Gentleman is a 1513 oil on wood panel by Altobello Melone.[1] It is kept in the Accademia Carrara, Bergamo.[2]
It is one of the most famous paintings from the collection of Count Guglielmo Lochis, where for it was thought to be a portrait of Cesare Borgia, son of Pope Alexander VI.[3] The attribution to Altobello Melone was first made in 1871.[4] It was confirmed in 1955 by Mina Gregori, who compared the portrait in eccentric style to Melone's The road to Emmaus.[5]
Some three hundred years after the portrait was painted, the Borgia family ordered a copy from Pelagio Palagi, and the copy was discussed at some length by Antoine-Claude Pasquin.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Portrait of a gentleman (Cesare Borgia?)". National Gallery of Australia. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ^ "Ritratto di Cesare Borgia". LombardiaBeniCulturali (in Italian). Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ^ Anderson, Jaynie. "Portrait of a gentleman (Cesare Borgia?)". National Gallery of Australia. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ^ Crowe, J.A.; Cavalcaselle, G.B. (1871). A history of painting in Northern Italy. London: John Murray. p. 453.
- ^ Gregori, Mina (1955). "Altobello, il Romanino e il cinquecento cremonese". Paragone (69): 9–10, 14–15.
- ^ Valéry, M. (1835). Voyages historiques et littéraires en Italie pendant les années 1826, 1827 et 1828; ou, L'indicateur italien. Brussels: Louis Hauman et Compagnie. p. 54, 77.