Circle of Jacopo Robusti, called Jacopo Tintoretto

Estimate

15,000 - 20,000 EUR

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Description

Jacopo Robusti, called Jacopo Tintoretto
a portrait of a young admiral, standing, three-quarter length, wearing armour, before a naval battle
oil on canvas, in a carved and giltwood frame
118 by 124cm

Provenance

Said to be from the Capello collection, Palazzo Capello, Venice;
Antonio Zen, Venice, by whom sold to
George Cavendish Bentinck, London;
Wheeler, London;
His sale, London, Sotheby’s, 24 July 1929, lot 50;
With Asscher and Welcker, London;
With D. Katz, Dieren, 1937;
A.F. Philips, Eindhoven
Thence by descent.

Exhibited

Eindhoven, Stedelijk Van Abbe-Museum, Enige schilderijen en kunstvoorwerpen uit de collectie van de heer en mevrouw Dr. A.F. Philips-de Jongh, 21 January- 8 February, 1937, cat. no. 30.

Literature

Venturi 1933

Catalogue Note

The sitter has variously been identified as a member of the Capello family, or Admiral Giacomo Foscarini, Commissionary of Dalmatia, commander of the Venetian contingent to the Fleet of the Holy League against the Turks in 1572, the Battle of Lepanto.

It is possible that two similar versions exist and that they have been confused with each other. The heavily restored condition of this picture renders secure identification from old photographs hazardous.