Doge Antonio Grimani (1434-1523)
Italian (Venetian) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1570 - circa 1729
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1664 x 1270 mm (65 1/2 x 50 in)
Order this imageCollection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 608980
Caption
The doge was the head of the Venetian state. He is here shown seated on the ducal throne, wearing his robes of state and the ‘corno’ (ducal hat), which was worn over a linen cap. The seascape seen through the window alludes to Venice as an empire of the sea and her naval capabilities. Grimani was Captain General of the Venetian Fleet but was exiled after his defeat at Sapienza and Zonchio. He was reinstated and later served as Doge between 1521 and 1523. He led the Republic into the Italian War of 1521. After his death he was painted by Titian, Kneeling before Faith in the Presence of St. Mark, for the Ducal Palace.
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Doge Antonio Grimani (1434-1523), Italian (Venetian) School, late 16th century or early 17th century. A three-quarter length portrait of the Doge of Venice, seated, turned three-quarters to left, in the act of blessing with his right hand, and clasping the arm of his chair with his left; wearing a gold brocade tunic and red and ermine robe and crown; a view of the lagoon, with shipping, through a window to the left. Doge Antonio Grimani (1434-1523), Procurator of St Mark, 1499 was Captain General of the Venetian Fleet but was exiled after his defeat at Lepanto. He was reinstated and succeeded Loredano as Doge in 1521.
Provenance
Attingham collection. 1847 Catalogue of Paintings p.4; 1861 Inventory p.209; 1913 Inventory p.63; bequeathed to the National Trust with the estate, house and contents of Attingham by Thomas Henry Noel-Hill, 8th Baron Berwick (1877-1947) on 15th May 1953.
Credit line
Attingham Park, The Berwick Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
On stretcher - middle vertical bar - on label: ATTINGHAM ATT/P/44 On stretcher - bottom - in pink chalk: ATT/P/044 On back of frame (top): FRAME 44 On back of frame (bottom) - in pink chalk: ATT/P/044 On back of frame (right): 3 & 23
Makers and roles
Italian (Venetian) School , artist previously catalogued as attributed to Andrea del Sarto (Florence 1486 - Florence 1530), artist previously catalogued as school of Jacopo Tintoretto (Venice 1518 - Venice 1594), artist