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Portrait of a Young Nobleman
(Baroque Europe )
This portrait has an informal, private character and was probably meant as a gift for a friend. The sitter's cap is the type a nobleman would don at home when not wearing his wig.
Ghislandi, the greatest Lombard portraitist of his age, was a lay brother of the Order of the Minims. Fra Galgario was his nickname, referring to the monastery of Galgario in the city of Bergamo with which he was associated.
For more information on this portrait, please see Federico Zeri's 1976 catalogue no. 457, pp. 569-570.
Provenance
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Bernard Berenson [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1910 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 1/1/1937 | Treatment | cleaned; coated; examined for condition; examined for exhibition; inpainted; lined; stabilized; surface cleaned; x-ray |
Geographies
Italy, Bergamo (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Present intact painted surface H: 22 13/16 x W: 17 1/2 in. (58 x 44.4 cm); Original painted surface H: 24 3/16 x W: 19 1/8 in. (61.5 x 48.5 cm); Stretcher H: 25 3/8 x W: 20 1/16 in. (64.5 x 51 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1910
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.486