The Property of a Gentleman
Sebastiano del Piombo
Portrait of Ferry Carondelet (1473–1528) with his Secretaries
Lot Closed
April 28, 01:10 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
The Property of a Gentleman
After Sebastiano del Piombo
Portrait of Ferry Carondelet (1473–1528) with his Secretaries
oil on canvas
unframed: 109.6 x 88 cm.; 43⅛ x 34⅝ in.
framed: 141.7 x 119.7 cm.; 55¾ x 47⅛ in.
A later copy after Sebastiano del Piombo's painting, today in the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid.1
Ferry Carondelet is identified by the inscription on the letter he holds. He was born in Malines, Flanders, and embarked on a highly successful diplomatic and ecclesiastical career that took him all over Europe. In 1510 he was appointed Papal Legate to the court of Emperor Maximilian I, and Sebastiano's original painting dates to Carondelet's time in Rome between 1511–13.
1 Inv. no. 369 (1934.20); https://www.museothyssen.org/en/collection/artists/sebastiano-piombo/portrait-ferry-carondelet-his-secretaries