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PIER FRANCESCO DI JACOPO FOSCHI | Portrait of a Dominican friar, bust-length
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description
- Pier Francesco di Jacopo Foschi
- Portrait of a Dominican friar, bust-length
- oil on panel, unframed
- 19 7/8 by 14 1/4 in.; 50.6 by 36.2 cm.
Provenance
Art market, Amsterdam, 1964;
Anonymous sale, London, Christie's 6 November 1964, lot 111 (as Venetian school);
There acquired for the present collection.
Anonymous sale, London, Christie's 6 November 1964, lot 111 (as Venetian school);
There acquired for the present collection.
Literature
A. Pinelli, "Pier Francesco di Jacopo Foschi," in Gazette des Beaux-Arts, vol. 69, 1967, p. 99, reproduced p. 106, figure 26.
Condition
The panel is beveled on all four sides with one horizontal support on the back. The paint surface is stable with craquelure present throughout. The portrait image reads well with small details retained such as in the beard. Minor frame abrasions are visible along the lower right edge and at the lower left corner. Under UV inspection, small areas of retouching are visible in the sitter's hair and beard, for example near his ear and at the bottom of the beard in finely applied strokes. Retouching is also visible on both of the sitter's shoulders, on the right as two vertical lines and on the left as a circular patch. Overall the painting is in good condition and would possibly improve with a cleaning. Offered unframed.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Completely unknown until the mid-20th century, Foschi was one of the leading painters in 16th-century Florence. He trained with Andrea del Sarto and contributed to the decorative programs for the marriage of Cosimo I de’Medici and Eleanor of Toledo in 1539, and for the marriage of Francesco de’Medici and Johanna of Austria in 1565. In addition to religious and history painting, Foschi was also a skilled portraitist. The detailed treatment of a Dominican friar seen here has similarities with the male saints in one of his most important works, the altarpiece of the Disputation over the Immaculate Conception completed by 1550 for the Church of Santo Spirito.