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Portrait of Prince Abbondio Rezzonico as Senator of Rome
(Baroque Europe )
Depicted here in ceremonial costume is the powerful prince Abbondio Rezzonico (1742-1810), a senator of Rome and the nephew of Pope Clement XIII. The prince poses with great pomp. The avoidance of eye contact with the beholder excludes any possibility of informality; the painting was probably intended for a public setting.
For more information on this painting, please see Federico Zeri's 1976 catalogue no. 417, pp. 528-529.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [1897 catalouge: no. 513, as Mengs]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 1/4/1963 | Treatment | examined for exhibition; surface cleaned |
| 11/2/1973 | Treatment | cleaned; coated; inpainted; stabilized; varnish removed or reduced |
| 11/2/1973 | Treatment | Surface coating removed; |
Geographies
Italy, Rome (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Painted surface H: 52 3/4 x W: 38 7/8 in. (134 x 98.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection, 1902
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.
37.263