| Portrait of Giacomo Dolfin | |
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| Artist | Titian |
| Year | c. 1531–1532 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 104.9 cm× 90.9 cm(41.3 in× 35.8 in) |
| Location | Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles |
Portrait of Giacomo di Andrea Dolfin, formerly known only as Portrait of a Man, is an oil painting by the Venetian master Titian, made about 1531. [1] It is part of the collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, though not currently on display. [1]
The sitter was identified as Giacomo di Andrea Dolfin by Charles Hope in 1982, [2] based on the partially legible inscription on the letter held in the subject's right hand, which is addressed to himself. [3] Philip Conisbee, in 1991, gave the following decipherment: "Al Cl … mo Giacomo delfin / M ... co D ... Prvi / a Vrcinovi [or Venezia]". [3] Dolfin is probably being referred to as provveditore at Orzinuovi, which position he is known to have occupied in 1531 and 1532. [3] [4] Titian shows him garbed in the costly burgundy robes of a Venetian magistrate. [3]
| Venetian Nobleman | |
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| Artist | Titian |
| Year | after 1530 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 108.0 cm× 91.4 cm(42.5 in× 36.0 in) |
| Location | Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena |
| Accession | F.1965.1.065.P |
There is an old copy of the painting in the collection of the Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, entitled Portrait of a Venetian Nobleman, which is thought to be either a studio version or a later copy by Titian himself. [6] As revealed by x-ray analysis, the copy was painted over another fully finished and cut-down portrait of a bearded, seated figure which was probably by another hand (perhaps Leandro Bassano). [6]
The painting was acquired by Joseph Duveen in 1928 and published in a German catalogue by Wilhelm Suida in 1939. [7] It includes a type of cloth hanging or unfolded curtain behind the figure of Dolfin. The same type of cloth hanging was once in the original portrait but proved to be a later addition and was removed during a conservation effort in 1980. [3]
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