This painter of Ligurian origin who lived in Milan for a long time shunned the Genoese tradition of stiff, obsequious portraiture influenced by Rubens’ and Van Dyck’s work, turning instead to the Lombard style – thus recording his sitters’ true features rather than seeking to flatter them, where the celebratory portrait tended to correct any irregularities and to emphasise the sitter’s luxurious attire.
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TITLE
Portrait of Bartolomeo Micone
AUTHOR Alessandro Magnasco
DATE 1705 - 10
OBJECT TYPE AND MATERIAL Oil on canvas
DIMENSIONS cm 95 x 79,5
INVENTORY 7437
Work Not On Display
ON LOAN 20th October 2023 > 3rd March 2024 Exhibition: La passione della pittura. Geo Poletti (1926-2012) pittore e collezionista, Como, Pinacoteca Civica
AUTHOR Alessandro Magnasco
DATE 1705 - 10
OBJECT TYPE AND MATERIAL Oil on canvas
DIMENSIONS cm 95 x 79,5
INVENTORY 7437
Work Not On Display
ON LOAN 20th October 2023 > 3rd March 2024 Exhibition: La passione della pittura. Geo Poletti (1926-2012) pittore e collezionista, Como, Pinacoteca Civica