This portrait must have been painted before 1724, the year in which the sitter died. Ligari’s father had been living with his son since 1711. The figure’s powerful immediacy, enhanced by the bare surroundings, is typical of Ligari’s work and a significant example of Lombard naturalism.
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TITLE
Portrait of the Artist’s Father, Gervasio Ligari
AUTHOR Giovan Pietro Ligari
DATE before 1724
OBJECT TYPE AND MATERIAL Oil on canvas
DIMENSIONS cm 98 x 70
INVENTORY 413
ROOM XXXVI
Work on display
AUTHOR Giovan Pietro Ligari
DATE before 1724
OBJECT TYPE AND MATERIAL Oil on canvas
DIMENSIONS cm 98 x 70
INVENTORY 413
ROOM XXXVI
Work on display