Head of a Bearded Old Man
Italian (Bolognese) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1600 - 1699
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
305 x 279 mm (12 x 11 in)
Place of origin
Italy
Order this imageCollection
Saltram, Devon
NT 872082
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Head of a Bearded Old Man, Italian (Bolognese) School, 17th century, possibly Simone Catarini (Opopezza 1612 – Bologna 1648). Looking down to the left, seen from above, reddish background.
Provenance
Accepted by HM Treasury in part payment of death-duties from the executors of Edmund Robert Parker, 4th Earl of Morley (1877-1951) and transferred to the National Trust in 1957
Credit line
Saltram, The Morley Collection (accepted in lieu of tax by HM Treasury, and transferred to The National Trust in 1957)
Makers and roles
Italian (Bolognese) School, artist possibly Simone Cantarini (Opopezza 1612 - Bologna 1648) , artist Italian School, artist previously catalogued as attributed to Guido Reni (Bologna 1575 – Bologna 1642), artist previously catalogued as attributed to Flemish School, artist