Lot 56
  • 56

Domenico Robusti, detto Domenico Tintoretto

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • Domenico Robusti, detto Domenico Tintoretto
  • Ritratto maschile con crocefisso
  • olio su tela

Provenance

Collezione Brass, Venezia;
da qui ai discendenti.

Literature

E. von der Bercken, "Neue Beiträge zum oeuvre Jacopo Tintorettos", in Pantheon, 1936, vol. XVII, pp. 116-119 (come Jacopo Tintoretto);
E. von der Bercken, Die Gemälde des Jacopo Tintoretto, München 1942, p. 132, n. 540 (come Jacopo Tintoretto);
P. Rossi, Jacopo Tintoretto. I Ritratti, Venezia 1976, p. 154 (come opera giovanile di Domenico Tintoretto).

Condition

The catalogue illustration is a little brighter than the painting. The canvas has been relined and is offered in a carved gilt and painted black frame with some losses. The paint surface is dirty but secure and retains its vibrancy; under the yellow varnish much of the detail remains. Inspection under ultraviolet light shows scattered retouchings and strengthenings flouresce, and reveals the inscription "IOANNES.../DE' ISIS"; presumably this is the sitter's name.
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