A Venetian Gentleman
Bernardo Strozzi (Genoa 1581 - Venice 1644)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1630 - 1639
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1257 x 952 mm (49 1/2 x 37 1/2 in)
Order this imageCollection
Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1246488
Caption
The identity of this gentleman is unknown although the fashion of his sumptuously-painted costume dates the picture to the 1630s when Strozzi was working in Venice, giving rise to its current title.
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, A Venetian Gentleman by Bernardo Strozzi (Genoa 1581 - Venice 1644), circa 1630s. A three-quarter-length portrait of a young man, turned to the right, gazing at the spectator, his right hand on his hip, a hat in his left; he wears a black dress with red lining and white sleeve showing, lace collar and long black wig; at the right part of a column is visible.
Provenance
Sale, Willis, 15 December 1915, bought by Buttery (1868 - 1929) and acquired by Mrs Greville in 1916 for £650; The bequest of Margaret (Anderson) McEwan, The Hon. Mrs Ronald - later Dame Margaret - Henry Fulke Greville, DBE (1863-1942) from probate records linked with the donation of the property to the National Trust in 1943. This item found on the record for Polesden Lacey pictures, drawings etc., the Dining Room, page 125.
Credit line
Polesden Lacey, The McEwan Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
Bernardo Strozzi (Genoa 1581 - Venice 1644), artist
