Old Masters Day Auction
Old Masters Day Auction
The Property of a Gentleman
Marchigian School, circa 1585
Portrait of Francesco Maria della Rovere, Duke of Urbino (1549–1631), full-length, standing in an interior
Lot Closed
July 7, 02:11 PM GMT
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
The Property of a Gentleman
Marchigian School, circa 1585
Portrait of Francesco Maria della Rovere, Duke of Urbino (1549–1631), full-length, standing in an interior
oil on canvas, in its original carved and gilt wood frame (with inv. no. 539 lower left, an old label on the reverse: ‘539/ P.B.C.’, and wax seals with a crown and crowned eagle)
unframed: 201 x 135 cm.; 79⅛ x 53⅛ in.
framed: 245.9 x 179.5 cm.; 96⅞ x 70¾ in.
Palazzo Grassi, Venice (inv. no. B219 and, after 1986, inv. no. 1986B228);
Whence sold, Milan, Christie's, 7 June 2006, lot 89 (as attributed to Orlando Flacco, Portrait of a gentleman);
Anonymous sale, London, Sotheby's, 8 July 2010, lot 133 (as Marchigian school, circa 1585), where acquired.
Whence sold, Milan, Christie's, 7 June 2006, lot 89 (as attributed to Orlando Flacco, Portrait of a gentleman);
Anonymous sale, London, Sotheby's, 8 July 2010, lot 133 (as Marchigian school, circa 1585), where acquired.