Head of a Bishop
Italian (Bolognese) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1600 - 1699
Materials
Oil on paper laid down on canvas
Measurements
323 x 254 mm (13 1/2 x 10 in)
Place of origin
Bologna
Order this imageCollection
Stourhead, Wiltshire
NT 730685
Summary
Oil painting on paper laid down on canvas, Head of a Bishop, Italian (Bolognese) school, 17th century. The head-and-shoulders portrait of a Bishop who wears a red cope and a mitre. The elderly Bishop has a thick, white beard and looks down and to the right with a sorrowful expression.
Provenance
Acquired by Richard Colt Hoare 2nd Bt (1758 – 1838); given to the National Trust along with the house, its grounds, and the rest of contents by Sir Henry Hugh Arthur Hoare, 6th Bt (1865 – 1947) in 1946.
Credit line
Stourhead, The Hoare Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Verso: Inscription: Painted on back of frame and on stretcher in crimson: U5 Verso: Inscribed in pencil on back of frame: Under 5
Makers and roles
Italian (Bolognese) School, artist possibly Ludovico Carracci (Bologna 1555 - Bologna 1619), artist previously catalogued as attributed to Italian School, artist previously catalogued as attributed to Bartolomeo Schedoni (Formigine 1578 – Parma 1615), artist