Benedetto Varchi
around 1540 | Tiziano Vecellio, gen. Tizian
As a famous Florentine historian and humanist, Benedetto Varchi (1503–1565) had been an outstanding influence on the Tuscan language and Florentine history, as well as publishing works of art theory. A stay in Venice (1536/40) probably gave rise to this portrait. The reserved yet grandiose setting with the reduced scenery suggestive of a noble ambiance, and the elegant posture of the subject, make this portrait a model for aristocratic portrait painting of the centuries to follow.
As a famous Florentine historian and humanist, Benedetto Varchi (1503–1565) had been an outstanding influence on the Tuscan language and Florentine history, as well as publishing works of art theory. A stay in Venice (1536/40) probably gave rise to this portrait. The reserved yet grandiose setting with the reduced scenery suggestive of a noble ambiance, and the elegant posture of the subject, make this portrait a model for aristocratic portrait painting of the centuries to follow.
Artist:
Tiziano Vecellio, gen. Tizian (um 1488 Pieve di Cadore - 1576 Venedig) DNB
Depiction/Person:
Benedetto Varchi (1503 - 1565) DNB
Time:
around 1540
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Italian, Venetian
Material/technology:
Canvas
Dimensions:
117 cm × 91 cm
Framed: 146,5 cm × 120,5 cm × 8 cm
Signed
Inscribed on the column on the right: Titianus.f
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 91
Provenance
1636 Coll. Bartolomeo della Nave, Venice; 1638-1649 Coll. Hamilton; 1659 in the Coll. Leopold Wilhelm in Vienna