Portrait of Count Antonio Porcia and Brugnera

Portrait of Count Antonio Porcia and Brugnera (Italian: Ritratto del conte Antonio di Porcia e Brugnera) is an oil painting by Titian, dated to between 1535 and 1540, which hangs in the Pinacoteca di Brera in Milan.

Count Antonio Porcia and Brugnera
ArtistTitian
Yearc. 1535–1540
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions115 cm × 93 cm (45 in × 37 in)
LocationPinacoteca di Brera, Milan
Accession5958

Description

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A half-length figure in black, the face turned forwards, an energetic head in repose; across the breast is a broad gold chain with an ornament hanging from it; in the somewhat sombre lower portion of the picture there is the shining knob of the sword and the spot of white in the cuff.[1] His aristocratic left-hand rests idly on the balustrade.[2] In the far distance, a last gleam of light still illumines for a moment a broad fall of water.[3] The work is signed "Titianus" on the window ledge.[4]

Date

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According to Gronau [fr; it], in style the picture has so much affinity with works of about 1540 to 1543 that it must be assigned to that date.[5] The Brera dates it slightly earlier, between 1535 and 1540.[6]

Provenance

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  • Formerly in Castle Porcia, near Pordenone.[5]
  • Presented to the Brera Art Gallery in 1892 by the Duchess Litta Visconti.[5]

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References

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  1. ^ Gronau 1904, p. 130.
  2. ^ Gronau 1904, pp. 130–131.
  3. ^ Gronau 1904, p. 131.
  4. ^ Ricketts 1910, p. 183.
  5. ^ a b c Gronau 1904, p. 293.
  6. ^ Pinacoteca di Brera.

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